Samsung Electronics announced on Nov 7 at Flash Memory Summit 2022 and Samsung Memory Tech Day 2022 that it has begun mass producing a 1-terabit (Tb) triple-level cell (TLC) eighth-generation Vertical NAND (V-NAND) with the industry’s highest bit density. At 1Tb, the new V-NAND also features the highest storage capacity to date, enabling larger storage space in next-generation enterprise server systems worldwide.

Notebook ODMs and other suppliers remain skeptical about end-market demand prospects despite tier-1 brand vendors’ recent remarks that demand may pick up in the first quarter of next year.

Darfon Electronics’ green energy products accounted for 52% of third-quarter 2022 consolidated revenues of NT$7.572 billion (US$237 million) and the company expects them to become the main source of growth.

The annual output value of Taiwan’s semiconductor equipment industry is expected to be well over NT$100 billion (US$3.13 billion) in 2022, given that the output value for the first eight months of 2022 has already risen 6.5% on year to NT$86.5 billion, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).