The DRAM industry accounts for about 10% of global semiconductor revenues, and chronic oversupply and diminished demand has led to a near collapse in the industry, with related shock waves affecting growth in the semiconductor and related equipment markets.
In Taiwan, the government has been eyeing a rescue package for struggling DRAM players, but consolidation in the industry is expected to continue.
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...
The average contract price of 1Gb DDR3 chips has continued to rally to US$1.50 in the first half of August, up 11.9% sequentially, according to data gathered by DRAMeXchange. Thanks...
Inotera Memories, a joint venture between Micron Technology and Nanya Technology, saw its net loss for second-quarter 2009 narrow to NT$4.11 billion (US$125 million) compared to a...
Nanya Technology has announced revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 increased 31% sequentially to NT$8.09 billion (US$247 million), with the net loss narrowing to NT$6.55...
DRAM prices are unlikely to rise beyond US$2 in the near term meaning Taiwan-based DRAM makers will be unable to raise new funds to migrate into next-generation 50nm, according to...
DRAM revenues grew 27.1% sequentially to US$4.04 billion in the second quarter of 2009, when the average price at the contract market went up by 23%, according to DRAMeXchange, which...
An application on behalf of Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) has been submitted to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) seeking government funding, according to Taiwan's vice economic...
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...
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...
DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have posted double-digit sequential revenue growth for July 2009, thanks to rising chip ASPs and improved shipments.
Nanya Technology is expected to resume trading under normal conditions on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on August 26, following measures to reduce its capital, according to the...
Samsung Electronics is mulling raising the quote for its 1Gb DDR2 chips to US$1.50, as it is revising its pricing strategy, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
IC packaging and testing house Advanced Engineering Semiconductor (ASE) has announced that its board of directors has approved a NT$450 million (US$13.7 million) loan to DRAM maker...
ProMOS Technologies issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on July 23 stating that its agreement with Hynix Semiconductor on 54nm DRAM manufacturing has been terminated...
The Taiwan government will continue to push local DRAM makers to develop in-house technologies, and expects players to eventually consolidate into one or two camps, according to Tu...
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