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.
Although Japan's Elpida Memory and Micron Technology of the US are eagerly looking to work with the Taiwan government's planned state-run memory company (Taiwan Memory) in light of...
Taiwan's memory packaging and testing houses King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Powertech Technology Incorporated (PTI) have filed statements via the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)...
Spansion, the world's largest pure-play provider of flash memory solutions, today (March 2, 2009) filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy...
Taiwan memory chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has recently formed a joint collaboration with electronic design automation (EDA) provider Synopsys and Nikon on...
ProMOS Technologies has released a statement to further clarify its loan extension announcement made recently (February 25). The cash-strapped DRAM chipmaker reiterated that over...
The Formosa Plastics Group, parent company of Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, has assured the Taiwan government that Micron Technology will release more than 2,500 patents...
Taiwan's DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has revealed that it has been allowed to extend repayments on existing bank loans for one year under a government assistance program.
Micron Technology president and COO Mark Durcan is expected to talk to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) officials soon in a last-ditch effort to seek a part in the government-led...
The Taiwan government is considering inviting the Formosa Plastics Group, the parent company of Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, to co-fund a planned state-run operation called...
Germany-based Qimonda has confirmed that it is in "concrete" talks with numerous international parties that have expressed interest in acquiring its assets. In addition,...
Financially distressed DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies has recently announced that its offer to buy back its outstanding zero coupon convertible bonds (CBs) will expire March 21, looking...
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), one of Taiwan's financially troubled DRAM makers, has cut 200-300 jobs, or less than 5% of its workforce, after the Lunar New Year holidays,...
ProMOS Technologies has announced an offer to buy back US$335 million worth of convertible bonds (CBs), but maintained that it will only have less than NT$3 billion (US$8.66 million)...
The Taiwan government plans to establish a new DRAM company to be named either Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) or Taiwan Memory Inc. (TMI), according to industry sources. Taiwan's Ministry...
Hong Kong-listed China Resources Microelectronics (CRM), which has been said to be considering taking over Qimonda, has revealed that it is in talks about acquiring 6-inch wafer manufacturing...
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