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Monday 1 April 2013
DRAM contract prices bullish on supply shortfall
Robust mobile device demand continues to encourage DRAM suppliers to allocate more capacity to produce mobile DRAM chips resulting in a substantial decrease in their production for...
Thursday 21 March 2013
Memory IC backend firms seeing demand pick up
Upcoming roll-outs of new smartphones and other mobile devices are set to drive demand for NAND flash and mobile DRAM chips, according to Taiwan-based memory IC packaging and testing...
Friday 22 February 2013
China white-box tablet makers to use DDR3 instead of mobile DRAM
Several of China-based white-box tablet manufacturers have utilized DDR3 chips, instead of mobile DRAM, for their products in order to bring down their manufacturing costs further,...
Thursday 21 February 2013
Samsung, Hynix dominate mobile DRAM market, says DRAMeXchange
Nearly 80% of total mobile DRAM revenues were generated by South Korea-based companies in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to DRAMeXchange.
Wednesday 6 February 2013
PTI expects recovery starting 2Q13
Packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) expects business to pick up in the second quarter, and continue to recover for the rest of 2013. said company chairman DK Tsai...
Friday 1 February 2013
Samsung, Hynix cautious about 2013 capex plans
Memory chip vendors Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have both taken a cautious approach to planning for capital expenditure (capex) in 2013, implying that the pair is looking to...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
SK Hynix posts second straight quarterly profit
SK Hynix, the world's second-largest DRAM maker, has posted its second straight quarterly profit in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Mobile RAM to account for 30% of global memory chip production in 2013
The portion of mobile RAM to global production of memory chips will rise to 30% in 2013 compared to 21% in the previous year, buoyed by strong demand from the smartphone and tablet...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
PTI, Walton mobile DRAM capacities running in high gear
Memory backend services companies Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have seen their production capacities for mobile DRAM running in high gear recently thanks...
Thursday 15 November 2012
Global 3Q12 DRAM output value shrinks 8.5%, says DRAMeXchange
Sluggish PC shipments led to an oversupply of DRAM chips in the third quarter – the traditional peak season – causing chip prices to fall substantially. The downward trend...
Thursday 18 October 2012
Mobile DRAM revenues hit record high in 2Q12, IHS says
Mobile DRAM revenues rose to the highest level yet in the second quarter of 2012, driven by increased bit shipments and relatively steady pricing, according to IHS iSuppli. Revenues...
Friday 10 August 2012
Walton expects flat or slight growth in 3Q12 sales
Walton Advanced Engineering, which provides packaging and testing services for memory chips, expects its third-quarter revenues to be flat or rise slightly on quarter. The firm indicated...
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Mobile DRAM market expands as usage increases in smartphones and tablets, says IHS
With its relatively robust market growth and increasing usage in hot products like smartphones and media tablets, mobile DRAM is playing a more prominent role in the memory business...
Thursday 19 July 2012
Inotera starts trial production of 30nm 4Gb low-power mobile DDR2
Inotera Memories has kicked off trial production of 4Gb DDR2 mobile DRAM based on 30nm process, the company announced at a July 18 investors conference.
Thursday 14 June 2012
Walton focuses on mobile DRAM in 2012
Walton Advanced Engineering, a Taiwan-based provider of memory IC packaging/testing services, has said its is conservative about the market in second-half 2012. The firm's 2012 primary...