Macronix

Macronix is and will continue to be a leading provider of innovative customer/application driven system solutions and non-volatile memory requiring state-of-the-art technology, the highest quality and trustworthy service.

OVERVIEW

Macronix, a leading integrated device manufacturer in the Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) market, provides a full range of NOR Flash, NAND Flash, and ROM products. With its world-class R&D and manufacturing capability, Macronix continues to deliver high-quality, innovative and performance driven products to its customers in the consumer, communication, computing, industrial, automotive, networking and other segment markets.

Macronix was established in 1989 in the Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan. Since its inception, Macronix is dedicated to developing top-notch home-grown technologies and improving its manufacturing capability to offer its customers high quality products and services. They have successfully established remarkable strategic alliances and long-lasting relationships with first tier world-class companies. Macronix has also been adhering to high standards of corporate governance, enhancing shareholders' rights and advocating social responsibilities. The Corporate Governance Association awarded Macronix with the CG6002 certification. Macronix was the first semiconductor manufacturer certified with Social Accountability International Standard (SA 8000: 2001) in Hsinchu Science Park.

The company has been dedicating the averaged 20% of its annual revenue to Research and Development in recent years. Their technical papers have been published and presented in major international conferences, such as IEDM and ISSCC. Macronix has been granted more than 7,100 patents and continues its investment in advanced technology development. To provide the next generation of nonvolatile memory solutions, Macronix is jointly developing technology for Phase Change memories along with its high technology alliance partners in the world. Macronix also announced the world's first Flash prospective technology, BE-SONOS?.

Macronix is one of the very few suppliers offering a wide range of Serial NOR Flash products from 512Kbit to 2Gbit densities. They also provide Flash products with extremely small packages as well as very thin packages in space-constrained applications to meet the market trend. In addition, they have launched our NAND Flash and e?MMC? product family, which are ideal for embedded applications demanding higher quality and reliability. In our ROM Business, XtraROM? products with 32-nanometer process have been delivered. Macronix also offers a Known Good Die (KGD) program for System In Package (SIP) solutions.
Macronix owns one 12-inch wafer fab (Fab 5), one 8-inch wafer fab (Fab 2) and one 6-inch wafer fab (Fab 1). Macronix designs and fabricates its nonvolatile memory products in Fab 5 & Fab 2. Fab 1 focuses on strategic foundry business for niche analog and logic products.