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Wednesday 8 April 2009
Winbond says talks to join Taiwan Memory are ongoing
Taiwan's Winbond Electronics, a computer-memory chipmaker that has progressively switched its business focus to specialty DRAM and NOR flash, has responded via a company filing with...
Monday 6 April 2009
PSC collateralizes Rexchip shares in exchange for fund injection from Kingston
Memory chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has collateralized its stake in Rexchip Electronics in exchange for funding worth NT$2 billion (US$60.4 million) from memory...
Friday 3 April 2009
Taiwan Memory to secure IP from Elpida, targeting mobile DRAM
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) will secure key IP rights from memory chipmaker Elpida Memory to jointly develop new DRAM chips used inside mobile phones, according to John Hsuan. TMC...
Friday 3 April 2009
Taiwan Memory to buy 10% stake in Elpida, sources claim
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) will initially purchase a 10% stake in Elpida Memory, in exchange for the Japan memory chipmaker's patent rights, industry sources familiar with the TMC-Elpida...
Thursday 2 April 2009
Taiwan Memory not focusing on capacity, says economics minister
Taiwan's economics minister Chii-ming Yiin has reiterated that the formation of Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) does not intend to build any wafer plants, but to develop a technology-independent...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Taiwan Memory to be DRAM IP company; still in talks with Micron
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) will position itself as an IP company that will initially outsource production to local DRAM chipmakers, John Hsuan said today following confirmation that...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Elpida chosen as technology partner of Taiwan Memory
Japan's Elpida Memory, the world's third-largest DRAM chipmaker, has been selected as a strategic technology partner of Taiwan Memory Company (TMC). Details of the collaboration have...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Kingston reiterates no decision made to invest in Taiwan Memory
Kingston Technology has reiterated that currently no decision has been made regarding its investment in Taiwan Memory Company (TMC). Kingston will evaluate the possibility only if...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
ProMOS tender succeeds with 80% of bondholders agreeing buyback
Taiwan's ProMOS Technologies has announced that the official total tender offer result, which includes both those who accepted the tender offer and those who agreed to hold to maturity,...
Thursday 26 March 2009
Taiwan DRAM should move to integrate and develop strength in IP, says SMIC CEO
Integration is shaping up to become a major trend in the semiconductor industry, and the route will also be followed by Taiwan's DRAM-chip sector, according to Richard Chang, CEO...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
ProMOS still facing loan uncertainty
DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has seen more than 79% of its ECB bondholders accept its tender offer, meeting the minimum ratio set by its syndicate banks in order to gain a loan...
Monday 23 March 2009
DRAM chipmakers Nanya and Inotera gain capital support from Formosa Plastics
Taiwan's Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have received additional capital of over NT$10 billion (US$296 million) from parent company the Formosa Plastics Group, according to...