| Taiwan MOEA still asking DRAM makers to revise their bailout applications as the deadline approaches (Digi Times) |
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:33:55 GMT |
| Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) yesterday (Jan 13) invited DRAM makers Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies to a talk about the withdrawal of their applications for bailout funding. Rexchip, which is listed as a key third-party in both applications was also invited to attend the discussions. PSC and ProMOS will be asked to resubmit their applications ... |
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| PSC chairman says cash more urgently needed than consolidation in DRAM bailout (Digi Times) |
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:19:07 GMT |
| Frank Huang, chairman of Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), said that immediate cash bailout should be given priority in the government's rescue plan for the Taiwan DRAM industry over efforts to push for an industry consolidation, which can be discussed later. Huang's remark has implied that there is hardly consensus about reform or consolidation among Taiwan's DRAM makers at present, ... |
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| Claim: Taiwan's DRAM industry needs cash now, not consolidation (TG Daily) |
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:09:00 GMT |
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| Judge: Rambus Destroyed Documents Related to Patent Lawsuit (PC World via Yahoo! News) |
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:20:15 GMT |
| Rambus plans to appeal a decision by a Delaware judge who found that the company had destroyed documents related to patent lawsuits it has filed against other DRAM makers, ruling the patents unenforceable. |
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| Judge: Rambus Destroyed Documents Related to Patent Lawsuit (PC World) |
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:42:56 GMT |
| Rambus officials say they will appeal a judge's ruling accusing them of destroying evidence in a DRAM patent case. |
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| Hynix believes Q4 2008 bottom of DRAM downturn-CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) |
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:06:30 GMT |
| SEOUL, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Hynix Semiconductor <000660.KS>, the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, said on Monday it believed the fourth quarter of 2008 was the bottom in the ongoing memory chip downturn, and that it was open to further financing. |
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| (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-12 06:59 Taiwan asks ProMOS to resubmit reorganisation plan (Interactive Investor) |
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:02:32 GMT |
| TAIPEI, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said on Monday it asked DRAM chip maker ProMOS Technologies to resubmit a reorganisation plan that included participation by Japan's bigger rival Elpida Memory. The economics ministry said in a statement that it held a meeting on Saturday to discuss the proposal jointly presented by the two companies last week, but the plan still failed to meet the ... |
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| Contract market: DRAM prices stop falling while NAND flash shows sign of rebound, says inSpectrum (Digi Times) |
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:33:55 GMT |
| An advent of a price rebound in both DRAM and NAND flash contract markets is finally unfolding, signifying that capacity cuts are proving to be the sole solution to reverse pricing, according to memory research firm inSpectrum. DRAM contract prices remained static and NAND flash contract prices posted a significant surge in the first half of January. |
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| Executive Charged With Exporting Dual-use ICs to China (PC World) |
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:42:26 GMT |
| A business executive has been charged in California with the illegal export of integrated circuits considered to have dual... |
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| DRAM module makers increase prices; 1GB DDR2 quoted at US$10 (Digi Times) |
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:49:15 GMT |
| DRAM module makers Kingston Technology, Transcend Information, A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) have increased their prices following the recent surge in DRAM chip quotes to US$1. A-Data and PQI are expected to be able to return to profitability as a result, according to industry sources. |
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