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Nanya Technology's March revenue increased nearly 6% sequentially, breaking an 11-month string of consecutive reductions, although revenue for the first quarter of 2023 was still down 19.2% quarter on quarter.
Kioxia and Western Digital have revealed details of their latest 3D flash memory technology, showing their ongoing innovation collaboration. The 218-layer 3D flash memory uses advanced scaling and wafer bonding technologies to deliver exceptional capacity, performance, and reliability at a compelling cost, making it perfect for meeting the demands of exponential data growth in a variety of market sectors.
US memory maker Micron Technology has given a positive outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 (March-May), expecting its DRAM sales to grow slightly in the quarter and NAND shipments to surge significantly, as customer inventories are getting better with gradual improvements to the memory industry's supply-demand balance, according to company president and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra.
Micron Technology's memory wafer fab capacity utilization is now at a record low level, the company confirmed at its latest earnings call conference. The company didn't release the utilization figure, nor did it predict when its capacity will be fully loaded again or rebound to a healthy utilization level.
Memory device controller suppliers such as Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology are still facing unfavorable macroeconomic conditions as the NAND flash memory industry continues to face oversupply and turbulence. Despite the near-term challenges driving down NAND flash prices, the outlook for memory content per box and demand from non-consumer as well as emerging device applications remains positive, according to market sources.