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Friday 6 May 2022
MaxLinear to acquire Silicon Motion
MaxLinear and Silicon Motion Technology have entered into a definitive agreement under which MaxLinear will acquire Silicon Motion in a cash and stock transaction that values the...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
NAND flash chipmakers step up controller chip purchases
NAND flash chip vendors including Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology have moved to increase more of their controller chip production to third-party suppliers, such as Phison...
Friday 18 March 2022
Demand for ESD protection chips to surge as PCIe 4.0 goes mainstream
PCIe4.0 is expected to emerge as a mainstream transmission interface standard for diverse notebooks and desktops in 2022, providing significant growth opportunities for ESD (electrostatic...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Silicon Motion obtains PCIe Gen4 SSD controller orders from major chip vendors
Silicon Motion Technology with its PCIe Gen4 SSD controllers is eyeing its entry into the supply chain of the world's top-5 PC brand vendors, as the company has obtained orders for...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
NAND flash supply to fall short of demand for only certain apps, says Silicon Motion
The supply of NAND flash memory will fall short of demand for only certain device applications, according to flash device controller supplier Silicon Motion Technology, which expects...
Wednesday 9 February 2022
Silicon Motion looks to SSD controllers for 2022 growth
Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology, which delivered record operating results in 2021, expects that 2022 will be another banner year for the company because...
Friday 29 October 2021
Silicon Motion expects up to 5% revenue growth in 4Q21
Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$254 million and US$267 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, representing an...
Wednesday 22 September 2021
NAND supply likely to turn tight in 2H22, says Silicon Motion
NAND flash prices are expected to stay stable in 2022, but the supply of such chips is likely to turn tight in the second half of next year, according to Wallace Kou, president of...
Friday 17 September 2021
Silicon Motion makes investment in AI startup
Deep Vision, a startup developing AI edge accelerator hardware, has recently closed a US$35 million Series B financing round, with Silicon Motion Technology being among the investo...
Monday 30 August 2021
NAND flash controller prices to rise in 4Q21
NAND flash device controller chip prices are under increasingly upward pressure, as foundries are set to initiate further price hikes for mature process technologies later this year...
Monday 23 August 2021
NAND flash market to regain balance in 2022, says Silicon Motion president
The global NAND flash memory market is expected to reach the balance of supply and demand in 2022, when the overall bit supply growth is expected to stay at about 30%, according to...
Friday 30 July 2021
Silicon Motion raises sales outlook again
Memory device controller supplier Silicon Motion Technology has raised its revenue growth outlook for 2021 again after delivering better-than-expected revenue for the second quarte...
Friday 7 May 2021
Silicon Motion raises sales guidance for 2021
Memory device controller supplier Silicon Motion Technology has raised its revenue outlook this year, after posting record-high revenues for the first quarter.
Monday 26 April 2021
Phison hikes chip prices again
NAND flash device controller and module supplier Phison Electronics has raised its quotes for the second time this year to reflect rising foundry and backend costs, as well as costs...
Wednesday 21 April 2021
Phison, Silicon Motion place NAND controller foundry orders for 2022
NAND flash controller specialists Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology have placed orders for 2022 with their foundry partners, but are still aware tight mature process...