COVID-19 highlights the gravity of the secondary market for SME
May 26, 2020
Cha Jin-Seok, Chief Financial Officer of SK Hynix, said it best in the company’s Q1 earnings call, “Because of a never experienced pandemic, even basic business activities such as maintaining normal operations and predicting future demand have become challenging tasks.”
NAND Flash Revenue Undergoes 8.3% QoQ Growth in 1Q20
May 25, 2020
NAND Flash bit shipment in 1Q20 was relatively on par with 4Q19, says the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce. The overall ASP of NAND Flash products also climbed during the period. As a result, the global NAND Flash revenue for the quarter went up by 8.3% QoQ to USD 13.6 billion.
Expanded US rules sanctioning Huawei to have little impact on memory industry
May 20, 2020
TrendForce believes that the latest updates to the sanctions will have a relatively low impact, in the short term, on Huawei’s shipment of smartphones, notebook computers, and servers – products for which Huawei is relatively well stocked on components.
Swissbit continues its growth trend with Ardian as a new partner
May 14, 2020
Together with the management team, investment house, Ardian, is acquiring Swiss memory manufacturer Swissbit.
As DRAM market enters period of price hikes, revenue drops
May 13, 2020
The DRAM market has changed from falling prices and rising shipment to rising prices and falling shipment, says DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce.
Intel invests $132 million in 11 technology startups
May 13, 2020
Intel, via its investment arm Intel Capital, is investing a total of USD 132 million in 11 technology startups involved in everything between artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous computing to chip design.
European semiconductor sales up 5.7% from previous quarter
May 05, 2020
European semiconductor sales grew by 5.7% in the first quarter 2020 compared to the previous quarter reaching USD 10.172 billion, says the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA).
Insignis enhances relationship with Rutronik
May 04, 2020
Insignis Technology Corp, a USA based fabless DRAM and eMMC memory provider, strengthens its cooperation with distributor Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH.
Memory Market wont exceed 2018 high of $163.3B until 2022
April 29, 2020
IC Insights says that strong growth is forecast to return to the memory IC market in 2021 (21%) and 2022 (29%).
Axcelis receives order for 'Purion Dragon'
April 29, 2020
Axcelis Technologies, a supplier of high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor industry, has received orders for the Purion Dragon high current system from an unnamed memory manufacturer.
YEESTOR takes control of EpoStar and secures funding
April 22, 2020
In April 2020, YEESTOR Microelectronics, a Chinese company specialising in storage controllers and storage solutions, successfully acquired Shenzhen EpoStar Electronics Limited CO. At the same time, YEESTOR completed B-round financing.
Global semiconductor capex forecast to drop 3% again this year
April 20, 2020
Semiconductor producers hoping to keep capital spending plans intact despite virus outbreak.
Gradual rebound or slight dip - two scenarios for global silicon wafer market sales
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April 15, 2020
Global silicon wafer market sales could dip if uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19 to the semiconductor industry persists or climb on the strength of rebounding chip sales, SEMI says in a report that lays out two wafer market scenarios for the second half of 2020.
