- DRAM contract quotes drop 10% again in 2H November
DRAM chip contract quotes dropped 10% again in the second half of November. 1GB DDR2 modules also fell to there lowest point at less than US$10. DRAM prices will not rebound until the end of this year even the first...
- ProMOS chairman urges Taiwan government to bail out DRAM industry
ProMOS Technology chairman ML Chen has urged the Taiwan government to throw a lifeline to the DRAM industry to helping it undergo fundamental changes during the current difficulties.
- Taiwan government bailout program may be of little help to DRAM makers
The Taiwan government has announced a loan program of NT$600 billion (US$18.15 billion) for local medium- to large-size enterprises suffering from the ongoing global financial crisis. The program, approved on November...
- Kingston claims almost half of China DRAM module market
Kingston Technology has expanded its presence in the DRAM module and NAND flash applications market in China. The memory-module maker has seen its market share in China rise to almost 50% in the DRAM segment, and over...
- DRAM output to shrink further in 1Q09
DRAM makers have been cutting back their production since September 2008, and a new round of major reduction in their output is expected to kick off at the beginning of next year, according to industry sources.
- DRAM Makers' Critical Decision: Reduce or Retire
... Second Wave Cutback Inotera, after Micron has confirmed its acquisition of Inotera's shares from Qimonda, announced it will reduce production by 20% starting November to prepare for the technology ...
- Taiwan DRAM makers may have net profit margin of -72% in 2008
Taiwan's major DRAM makers may see their overall net profit margin fall to -72% in 2008, with combined losses of NT$112.5 billion (US$3.42 billion), according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) of...
- Commentary: Can a government bailout assure smooth sailing for Taiwan's DRAM industry?
Taiwan's lawmakers, economic officials and state planners held a meeting on November 10 with the purpose of developing a strategy to save the island's loss-making DRAM industry. However, the meeting has itself...
- Elpida delays China manufacturing joint venture on DRAM market's 'unprecedented slump'
... have been hit hard by oversupply and weak ASP (average selling price) market conditions. Qimonda in October announced it would and exit 200-mm manufacturing. Qimonda also announced it would ...
- DRAM maker PSC sees sharp revenues decline in October
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has announced unaudited net sales of NT$2.6 billion (US$79.39 million) for October 2008, a sharp decline of 31.9% sequentially and 45.4% from the same month of last year. For...
- DRAM contract quotes drop another 10% for 1H November
Contract quotes of DRAM chips tumbled another 10% in the first half of November, dragged down by declining chip prices on the spot market and dumping of DRAM modules by branded chip vendors, according to industry...
- DRAM vendors struggle to overcome 'insolvency'
... and technology to survive the turmoil. Some will simply not make it, especially Qimonda. "Qimonda is the high-cost supplier in an oversupplied and commoditized industry," said Berenbaum. "A $400-million ...
- Samsung Introduces 60nm-class Processing for 2Gb DDR2 DRAM
Seoul, Korea – September 12, 2007: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it has developed the industry’s first 60...
- Qimonda, Taiwan face DRAM shakeout
... and potential technology roadblocks in the sector. Several DRAM vendors face possible extinction. Germany's Qimonda AG is headed towards ''insolvency,'' according to one analyst. Elpida, Hynix and Micron are ...
- Taiwan DRAM makers PSC and ProMOS get financial support from Elpida and Kingston
Taiwan DRAM makers are looking for foreign support due to insufficient funds. Elpida Memory has decided to invest NT$3-4 billion (US$9.15-12.2 million), an about 5% stake in Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC)...
- DRAM industry needs overhaul or will face difficulty raising funds for 18-inch wafer manufacturing, says Inotera executive
Taiwan has to overhaul its development of the DRAM industry otherwise the industry may encounter difficulties when trying to raise funds to move manufacturing to 18-inch wafers, according to Charles Kao, president of...
- Qimonda announces commercial production of Buried Wordline DRAM technology
Qimonda's revenues in October included the first sales of 1Gb DDR2 chips using 65nm Buried Wordline technology. In addition, Qimonda has achieved first yields on the next generation 46nm Buried Wordline technology and...
- DRAM module maker A-Data cutting inventories amid weak demand
Memory module maker A-Data Technology has said that it will focus its efforts on controlling inventory as a means to curtail the impact of declining demand for DRAM and NAND flash products.
- Qimonda starts volume production of Buried Wordline DRAM
... Qimonda AG has said that it is now in volume production of its 65nm Buried ...
- Qimonda Announces Commercial Production of Its Breakthrough Buried Wordline DRAM Technology
... Qimonda Announces Commercial Production of Its Breakthrough Buried Wordline DRAM Technology MUNICH, Germany, Nov 05, ...
- DRAM and memory module makers encouraging workers to take leave without pay to reduce costs
Instead of taking drastic measures such as laying off workers, Taiwan DRAM and memory module makers are trying to reduce their operating costs by asking employees to take more leave without pay, according to sources...
- DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies posts record high losses in 3Q08
DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies saw its net losses expand by 56.4% sequentially to NT$8.79 billion (US$267.7 million) in the third quarter of this year, the company's highest quarterly losses, according to the company.
- PSC settles signs DRAM patent license agreement with Mosaid
Mosaid Technologies has announced the settlement of its patent infringement litigation, and the signing of a patent license agreement, with Taiwan DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC). Under the terms...
- Commentary: Is consolidation a remedy to Taiwan's DRAM problems?
The latest speculation about Taiwan's DRAM industry is that the Taiwan government may step into the dismal memory industry with an aim to push for a consolidation among the makers in order to help them tide over their...
- DRAM Price Will Cause Future DRAM Production Cut
... three to six months: (1) Once Micron confirms that it will acquire all current Qimonda shares in Inotera, Inotera will transfer its technology to Micron within six months and ...
- Latest Computer Memory
This section on Memory Deal posts the latest generation of computer memory modules made by DRAM makers, the same makers of factory original RAM released to tier one computer OEMs like HP, IBM and Apple. There is a...
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