Nanya Technology saw revenues increase 7% sequentially to NT$2.57 billion (US$84 million) in September 2011 while Inotera Memories' slid 6.5% on month to NT$2.88 billion.
On an annual basis, Nanya's September revenues showed a 43.6% decline compared to the NT$4.56 billion posted in September 2010, while Inotera experienced a narrower 19.9% decrease during the same period.
Both Nanya and Inotera have reported net losses for the second quarter of 2011, due to lower ASPs for their DRAM chips. Nanya said it has been devoting efforts to products targeted at server and mobile device applications while Inotera has stepped up upgrading its technology to lower production costs.
Inotera is a DRAM-manufacturing joint venture between Nanya and US-based Micron Technology. The JV remarked recently that it has completed a 42nm process technology transition, and has started 30nm pilot runs with commercial production scheduled for 2012.
In other news, Micron has announced net losses of US$135 million for the quarter ended September 1, 2011, compared to profits of US$75 million in the prior quarter and US$342 million a year ago. Gross margin slid to 15% from 22% in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, due primarily to significant declines in DRAM ASPs, according to the company.
Micron licenses DRAM production process technologies to Nanya and Inotera.