|
|
Articles tagged with: Spansion and Flash
Numonyx Emerges as King of NOR Flash Memory in Q2
In the latest round of the game of NOR flash memory leapfrog, Numonyx in the second quarter capitalized on problems at chief rival spansion to take the lead in the global market by the sparest of margins, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: numonyx, samsung, play
Spansion and Samsung Settle Patent Litigation Lawsuit:
spansion, the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions, has announced that it has settled its patent litigation lawsuits with Samsung Electronics. As part of the settlement, Samsung will pay spansion US$70 million and spansion and Samsung Electronics Company have exchanged rights in their patent portfolios in the form of licenses and covenants subject to a confidential settlement agreement. more
Related Tags: , ptc, semiconductor, flash-memory, samsung, ict, ovi, iden, bankruptcy, patents, international-trade-commission, memory, samsung-electronics, mp3, USA
Consumer Weakness Drives Negative Outlook for Semiconductors in 2009
Debt ratings agency, Fitch says that its 2009 Rating Outlook for the semiconductor industry is negative due to a meaningfully weaker macroeconomic environment, resulting in lower revenues for all semiconductor markets and, in particular, PCs and mobile handsets, which represent nearly 60% of global semiconductor consumption. While the overall market will be lower, Fitch expects developing economies will experience lower albeit still positive unit growth. more
Related Tags: amd, semiconductor, flash-memory, edge, driving, original-equipment-manufacturers, outsourcing, semiconductors, memory, fitch, nand, dram
Spansion Sampling Flash Memory for Mobile Phones
Flash memory developer, spansion says that it has started sampling its 65nm MirrorBit Eclipse Flash memory solutions for mobile phones to strategic OEM customers. Production in volume is planned at spansion's new flagship 300mm SP1 fab in Japan in the second half of 2008. more
Related Tags: flash-memory, oem, memory, dram
Day One, Numonyx Emerges as Number One in Mobile Memory
A new number-one supplier of memory chips for mobile handsets was born today with the announcement of Numonyx, but can this semiconductor spin-off find success in a business where no one has posted a profit in three years? more
Related Tags: semiconductor, flash-memory, isuppli, stmicroelectronics, memory-chips, memory, hynix, foundry, nand, numonyx, hynix-semiconductor, dram