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Tuesday 6 October 2009
Niche memory IC designer Zentel sees 3Q09 sales up 41% on quarter
Zentel Electronics saw revenues hit a record at NT$419 million (US$15.23 million) in September, up 12.9% on month, helping lift the third-quarter revenues by 41.2% sequentially, according...
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Taiwan Memory on track to tap niche market; commodity DRAM not a focus, says Hsuan
John Hsuan, who has been tapped to set up Taiwan Memory Company (TMC), has said the TMC project has been implemented as scheduled and will not be interrupted by recent complaints...
Friday 2 October 2009
KYEC expects revenue growth in 4Q09
IC testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects revenues in the fourth quarter to see sequential growth, better than the original forecast of a flat performance, according...
Thursday 1 October 2009
Winbond procures US$23 million worth of equipment from Qimonda
Taiwan-based memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics has acquired US$23 million worth of equipment from Qimonda, which filed for bankruptcy in January, according to its filing with the...
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Niche memory IC designers Etron, Zentel to enjoy growth in 3Q09
Niche memory IC makers Etron Technology stands a chance of breaking even in the third quarter, thanks to a higher revenue ratio of its high-margin products, while Zentel Electronics...
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Winbond revenues up 5% in August
Taiwan's Winbond Electronics, which is shifting its focus away from standard DRAM, has posted an on-year revenue growth for the second straight month in August 2009. On a sequential...
Monday 24 August 2009
Taiwan niche memory IC designers see mixed results in 1H09
Taiwan-based niche memory IC design houses Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) and Etron Technology both saw over 45% revenue growths in the second quarter but maintained...
Monday 17 August 2009
Taiwan Memory may fail, says Inotera executive VP
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC), a Taiwan government-funded memory company partnering with Japan-based Elpida Memory, may not succeed in revitalizing Taiwan's ailing memory-chip industry,...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
Winbond July revenues up, outperforming domestic peers
Winbond Electronics saw its revenues return to a growth track in July 2009, after posting on-year drops for 26 straight months. The Taiwan-based DRAM maker outperformed its domestic...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
Winbond set to exit standard DRAM business, to add GDDR line
Winbond Electronics plans to lower its sales proportion from standard DRAM to 10% in 2010, and gradually phase out the business, according to company president Tung-Yi Chan. The Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Winbond seeking to enter licensing agreement with Qimonda for graphics DRAM
Winbond Electronics announced on August 4 that its board of directors has approved a proposal to enter a product transfer and technology licensing agreement with Qimonda for licensing...
Thursday 16 July 2009
Winbond remains cautious about expansion
Winbond Electronics, a Taiwan-based DRAM maker that has diversified its products to include niche memory and NOR flash, has said its capital spending for 2009 may be less than its...
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Winbond signs NT$3.7 billion syndicated loan
Winbond Electronics, a Taiwan-based memory chipmaker, on July 15 announced that it has signed a NT$ 3.7 billion (US$112.2 million) three-year syndicated loan agreement with nine banks...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Winbond completes transition to 300mm fab production
Taiwan's Winbond Electronics, which has shifted its focus from standard DRAM to niche memory and NOR flash, has recently completed its migration to 300mm wafer fab production, according...
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Samsung and Numonyx join forces on phase change memory
Samsung Electronics and Numonyx have announced they are jointly developing market specifications for phase change memory (PCM) products, which feature faster read and write speeds...