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Tuesday 20 January 2009
PSC may get extension for bank loan repayment
A request by Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) to further extend its bank loan repayments is expected to be allowed, according to market sources.
Friday 16 January 2009
Taiwan government lobbying banks for ProMOS aid plan
As the deadline for ProMOS Technologies redeeming its euro convertible bond (ECB) is nearing (February 14, 2009), Taiwan's government has been actively in talks with banks trying...
Friday 16 January 2009
TSMC to buy ProMOS 12-inch equipment
ProMOS Technologies has decided to sell its 12-inch foundry equipment in the Central Taiwan Science Park for NT$580 million (US$17.39 million), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Commentary: Tech transfer emerging as the key to Taiwan DRAM makers winning government cash
The Taiwan government's requests that Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies resubmit their applications for bailout funding with clearer assurances that...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Micron hopes to unite non-Korean DRAM players in an alliance
Micron is hoping to form an alliance to unite DRAM players from the US, Japan and Taiwan arranged as three parent companies and five sibling companies, according to sources at DRAM...
Tuesday 13 January 2009
Taiwan MOEA still asking DRAM makers to revise their bailout applications as the deadline approaches
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) yesterday (Jan 13) invited DRAM makers Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies to a talk about the withdrawal...
Monday 12 January 2009
Nanya December sales decline less than PSC and ProMOS
Nanya Technology's December 2008 revenues dropped 2% sequentially, a result better than fellow competitors Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies, who saw...
Monday 12 January 2009
PSC chairman says cash more urgently needed than consolidation in DRAM bailout
Frank Huang, chairman of Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), said that immediate cash bailout should be given priority in the government's rescue plan for the Taiwan DRAM industry...
Friday 9 January 2009
Taiwan DRAM makers December sales slump
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has announced its revenues for December 2008 slid almost 70% on year and 20% sequentially. Meanwhile, market watchers believe that ProMOS...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Elpida said to be switching camp from PSC to ProMOS
Japan's Elpida Memory seems to be moving in a different direction in the DRAM industry integration, switching its alliance from Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) to ProMOS...
Thursday 8 January 2009
TSMC dismisses ProMOS acquisition rumors
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has dismissed rumors that suggested the company planned to buy DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies.
Thursday 8 January 2009
DRAM chicken game yields no winners in 2008, says iSuppli
In the dangerous game of chicken, two drivers aim their cars at each other and accelerate to full speed. The first driver to lose his nerve and swerve is the loser – or the...
Monday 5 January 2009
ProMOS receives loan repayment extension, says paper
ProMOS Technologies has been allowed to extend repayment on a NT$50 billion (US$1.5 billion) loan for six months, becoming the first among Taiwan's DRAM makers to be given repayment...
Monday 5 January 2009
Nanya to submit application for bailout funds this week
Nanya Technology will submit its application to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for government bailout funds by the end of this week, in a partnership with Micron Technology,...
Wednesday 31 December 2008
PSC includes Elpida in proposal for bailout funds, but not its technology
Taiwan DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has been asked to resubmit its application for government bailout funds, since the current proposal outlining its cooperation...