Struggling memory maker Qimonda yesterday announced that it will delay announcing results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year, which ended Sept. 30, until mid-December in hopes that ongoing partnership discussions will yield an agreement within that time frame.
In a carefully worded statement, the Munich-based company said 
it is "making progress" in its discussions with "several potential strategic and financial investors" and that the delay is necessary because any potential agreement would impact its financial condition.
The company said it expects to announce Q4 net sales of €476 million (approximately $601 million), an increase of 24% compared with fiscal Q3, but added that both operating and net losses have expanded, largely due to a writedown of its stake in Inotera Memories. In 
October, the company announced restructuring efforts including 3,000 layoffs.
The company is "making good progress" on its repositioning plan and efforts to reduce its cash burn rate, CEO Kin Wah Loh said today in a statement.
While noting encouraging yield results for its 65nm buried wordline technology, as well as first yield for the 46nm version, the company nonetheless warned that if it fails to secure a partnership and/or fails in its efforts to reduce its costs, it anticipates liquidity shortfalls during the first calendar quarter of 2009.
By Matthew Miller, Editor in Chief, EDN.com - EDN
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