Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology suffered net losses of NT$16.934 billion (US$574 million) for the first half of 2011, according to the company at an investors conference on July 19.
Nanya expects a capex of NT$12 billion in 2011, shrinking 47.8% form 2010. With 42nm being mainstream technology currently, Nanya brought 32nm process into trial production in July 2011.
Nanya expects global demand for consumer PCs to be decreasing and that for business-use PCs to maintain steady growth. The company also expects global demand for DRAM used in digital TVs and smartphones to keep increasing.
Nanya's DRAM average selling prices in the second quarter rose by 10% on quarter but fell 57% on year, the company pointed out.