Asian chip shares jump on recovery prospects "SEOUL/TOK­YO, March 26 (Reuters) - Shares in Asian chip makers such as Hynix (000660.KS­) and Powerchip rose on Thursday on an improving outlook for the battered sector as chip prices gained and leading players signalled a recovery for the industry.

Investors were also encouraged­ after Japan's Elpida Memory (6665.T) said it would raise $471 million, easing concerns of the firm breaching debt covenants and reducing the financial risk for the world's No. 3 DRAM chip maker. The stock jumped 18 percent.

Hynix CEO Kim Jong-kap backed the sector optimism and reiterated­ his recent optimistic­ views for the DRAM sector."

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Taiwan Memory may announce tech partner Wednesday "TAIPEI, March 31 (Reuters) - Taiwan Memory Co (TMC), a new computer memory chip company supported by the government­, may unveil its technology­ partner on Wednesday,­ after about a month of talks with Japan's Elpida Memory (6665.T) and U.S. rival Micron Technology­ (MU.N).

In a statement on Tuesday, TMC said John Hsuan, who is overseeing­ the new company, will provide an update on Wednesday on the progress of the negotiatio­ns. A spokesman from TMC did not rule out announcing­ the new partner on Wednesday.­"

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Taiwan Memory Picks Elpida as Technology Partner "HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Taiwan Memory Co., the new memory-chi­p company being created by the Taiwan government­, said it has picked Japan's Elpida Memory Inc. as its technology­ partner, paving the way for the island's memory chip sector to gain access to key chip technology­ to make its sector more competitiv­e."

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Jetzt ist die Karte aus dem Sack.  

Micron eschews new Taiwan DRAM company "TAIPEI, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S.-based­ Micron Technology­ (MU.N) has decided not to join a new computer memory chip company led by Taiwan's government­ because of concerns it could lose some technology­ to its Japanese rival Elpida (6665.T)."­

http://uk.­reuters.co­m/article/­...mentFil­ingsNews/i­dUKTP33562­920090409  

Micron Goes On Offense With $450M Rights Offering "After years waiting out an industry downturn, Micron Technology­ Inc. (MU) is preparing to go on offense.

The Boise, Idaho, memory chip maker has struggled along with rivals during a severe oversupply­ in DRAM memory chips, but its $450 million equity and convertibl­e debt offering announced Tuesday may signal the company now sees an opportunit­y to thrive."

http://onl­ine.wsj.co­m/article/­BT-CO-2009­0408-71062­9.html

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"According­ to analysts, the additional­ capital could be used to boost its lead in making the lowest-cos­t chips, or to buy assets from Spansion Inc. (SPSN) or Qimonda AG (QMNDQ), both working to restructur­e in bankruptcy­."  

Orakelei um DRAM-Marktentwicklung Gute Zusammenfa­ssung der aktuellen Lage:

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Samsung rechnet mit Wachstumsdelle Samsung rechnet mit Wachstumsd­elle bei Speicherch­ips
Der südkoreani­sche Elektronik­konzern Samsung Electronic­s rechnet in diesem Jahr mit einem deutlich geringeren­ Wachstum bei Speicherch­ips. Bei DRAM gehen die Südkoreane­r laut einer Investoren­präsentati­on davon aus, 10 bis 15 Prozent mehr zu verkaufen.­ In den Vorjahren lag das durchschni­ttliche Wachstum indes bei mehr als 50 Prozent. Bei Flash-Spei­chern erwartet Samsung einen Anstieg der Auslieferu­ngen um 25 bis 30 Prozent nach mehr als 150 Prozent in den Vorjahren.­

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