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Thursday 18 March 2021
NAND flash prices to see single-digit rise in 2Q21
NAND flash prices are expected to register single-digit sequential increases in the second quarter of 2021, and then rise further modestly through the second half of the year, according...
Wednesday 3 March 2021
Automotive memory demand promising
Memory chipmakers and related controller suppliers have stepped up their deployments in the automotive field, looking to grasp new business opportunities.
Wednesday 3 March 2021
BGA packaging for memory controller ICs hits snag on ABF substrate shortages
Backend demand for memory controller ICs has been increasingly strong promising clear order visibility for BGA and FC-BGA packaging processes at OSAT firms, but their operations are...
Thursday 25 February 2021
Chip shortage likely to persist through 2022, says Silicon Motion
Foundry and backend capacity constraints resulting in a global shortage of semiconductors will likely persist through 2022, according to Silicon Motion Technology, a Taiwan-based...
Thursday 25 February 2021
Silicon Motion breaks ground for new HQ
Flash device controller IC company Silicon Motion Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 24 for its new headquarters in northern Taiwan.
Monday 8 February 2021
Silicon Motion expects 7-12% revenue increase in 1Q21
Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$154 million and US$161 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a 7-12%...
Tuesday 5 January 2021
China NAND flash controller supplier raises prices by 50%
China's Yeestor Microelectronics has raised prices for its flash memory controllers for embedded storage applications by as much as 50%, according to market sources.
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Bigtera promoting enterprise-class software-defined storage solutions
NAND flash controller IC design house Silicon Motion's Hong Kong-based subsidiary Bigtera Storage is promoting enterprise-class software-defined storage solutions mainly in the Taiwan...
Wednesday 16 December 2020
NAND flash controller suppliers mull price hike
NAND flash device controller suppliers including Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology have stopped offering quotes for new orders, and are mulling a 10-15% price hike...
Tuesday 24 November 2020
BT substrate production lead time extended
The supply of ABF substrate has been tight, which has also pushed up BT substrate production lead times, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Phison sees PCIe SSD controller shipments surge
Phison Electronics has disclosed shipments of its PCIe SSD controllers surged nearly 94% on year in the first 10 months of 2020, with shipments for October alone rising 55% to a monthly...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Silicon Motion expects foundry supply to stay tight through end-2021
Flash device controller developers, including Silicon Motion Technology, have seen their foundry partners encounter tight capacity particularly at 8-inch fabs, which may persist through...
Thursday 5 November 2020
Silicon Motion expects revenue growth in 4Q20
NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$130 million and US$139 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, up 3-10% sequentially,...
Thursday 22 October 2020
Silicon Motion launches PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 controller solutions for client SSDs
Silicon Motion Technology has announced a new portfolio of PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 controller solutions to address performance, mainstream and value SSD applications. The portfolio consists...
Wednesday 2 September 2020
Silicon Motion PCIe Gen4 SSD chips adopted by major notebook vendors
Silicon Motion Technology with its PCIe Gen4 SSD controllers has reportedly cut into the supply chain of the world's top-4 notebook vendors for their new Tiger Lake products set for...