Nanya Technology expects to start shipping 8Gb DDR4 memory for sever applications in small volume in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to company president Lee Pei-ing.

Nanya has delivered samples of its 8Gb DDR4 chips to specific customers for servers, said Lee, adding that the company's standard DRAM focus will be placed on server applications rather than PCs.

DRAM bit demand growth for server and data center applications has already exceeded that for smartphones, Lee indicated. While maintaining the revenue ratio for standard DRAM products at about 10%, Nanya will shift gradually its standard DRAM focus to servers and data centers, Lee said.

Nanya also plans to roll out low-power DDR4 chips in the second half of 2018, with shipments likely to kick off in small volume at the end of the year, Lee disclosed.

Meanwhile, Nanya will continue to expand its 20nm chip output. Nanya's 20nm chip output as a proportion of the DRAM firm's total output will likely exceed 75% by the end of 2018 from the current more than 60%, according to Lee.

Nanya unveiled recently plans to invest up to NT$19.71 billion (US$659.1 million) in building additional 20nm process production capacity. The company plans to grow its 20nm chip output to 47,000 wafers a month by the end of second-quarter 2019, and the monthly output will reach 730,000 units when the investment is carried out.

Nanya added the planned ramp-up of 20nm process production will have no impact on the company's overall bit supply this year, but will lead to a 15% increase in the bit supply for 2019.

In addition, Nanya has sufficient capital to support the company's transition to 10nm process technology, Lee noted. A total of about NT$76.7 billion will be invested in the company's ongoing upgrade to 20nm node manufacturing, and the company is confident about its next technology transition, Lee said.