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Latest updates from Macronix, an integrated device manufacturer in the non-volatile memory (NVM) market.
Latest updates from Macronix, an integrated device manufacturer in the non-volatile memory (NVM) market.

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Tuesday 25 January 2011
Macronix 4Q10 margins beat guidance despite revenues drop
Macronix International saw its fourth-quarter 2010 gross margin reach 54% and operating margin 26%, beating its guidance. The company credited the better-than-expected results to...
Friday 7 January 2011
Macronix 4Q10 revenues below guidance
Taiwan's Macronix International, which makes NOR flash memory and mask ROM chips, saw its revenues decline 32.5% sequentially to NT$5.51 billion (US$187 million) in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 28 December 2010
TI capacity expansion to benefit wafer probing company Ardentec
More than 50% of Ardentec's revenues now come from IDM clients, especially from major client Texas Instruments (TI). Ardentec, a wafer probing service provider, indicated that orders...
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Macronix buys more Infomax shares
Macronix International has announced its stake in subsidiary Infomax Communication has exceeded 90%, after buying 60 million shares of the IC design house on the open market.
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Macronix posts 18% sequential drop in November revenues
Macronix International saw its November 2010 revenues fall 18.4% sequentially and 31.4% on year to NT$1.693 billion (US$56.234 million). Revenues from January through November totaled...
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Winbond, Macronix post on-month drops in October revenues
Winbond Electronics' October revenues slid 3.1% from September to NT$2.57 billion (US$85 million), while Macronix International saw its sales decline by a larger 30.9% on month to...
Thursday 28 October 2010
NOR flash prices set to fall in 4Q10, says Macronix chairman
Prices for NOR flash memory are set to decline by 10-20% in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Miin Wu, chairman and CEO of Macronix International. But beginning the first quarter...
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Macronix 3Q10 sales meet guidance with higher gross margin
Macronix International saw third-quarter 2010 net sales increase 11% sequentially to NT$8.16 billion (US$256.9 million), which came in line with its guidance of NT$8-8.2 billion,...
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Macronix scales up investment budget for 12-inch capacity expansion
Macronix International's board of directors has approved a budget of NT$27.5 billion (US$900 million) to expand capacity at its 12-inch fab, an increase of NT$7 billion from the company's...
Friday 8 October 2010
Macronix September revenues up on-month, but Winbond down
Non-DRAM specialists Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have posted mixed revenue results for September 2010.
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Macronix announces mass production of 75nm NOR flash memory in 4Q10
Leading non-volatile memory supplier Macronix International has announced that it has skipped the 90nm process node and moved directly to a 75nm technology, ahead of schedule. The...
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Macronix to mass produce 75nm NOR flash chips in 4Q10
Macronix International has announced plans to skip the 90nm manufacturing process node for NOR flash memory, and move directly to a 75nm technology. The company said it is now sampling...
Friday 17 September 2010
Macronix signs NT$18 billion syndicated loan
NOR flash and mask ROM chipmaker Macronix International has obtained a syndicated loan worth NT$18 billion (US$564 million) from 15 banks, to fund the smooth operation of its new...
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Macronix August sales buoyed by mask ROM orders
Macronix International has reported NT$2.70 billion (US$84.5 million) in August 2010 revenues, up 10.3% sequentially to beat market expectations. Revenues from January through August...
Wednesday 25 August 2010
Commentary: Honeymoon ends early for Taiwan NOR flash suppliers
Major Taiwan-based NOR flash suppliers, including Macronix International and Winbond Electronics, saw their earnings receive a boost during the first half of 2010, benefiting from...