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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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Wednesday 23 February 2011
Global NOR flash market to shrink in 2011 and beyond, says IHS
The global market for NOR flash memory will decline by almost 6% in 2011 after blockbuster growth last year - the first sign of the difficult years that lie ahead as the industry...
Monday 21 February 2011
NOR chipmakers gear up for process technology transitions
With the NOR flash memory market moving toward a healthier supply/demand balance, major NOR chip producers have shifted their focus to transitions in production process nodes rather...
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Macronix sales soar 24% sequentially in January
Taiwan's Macronix International, which makes NOR flash memory and mask ROM chips, has announced revenues for January 2011 grew 23.7% sequentially to NT$2.15 billion (US$74 million)...
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Macronix ramps up 12-inch capacity ahead of schedule
Macronix International has revealed plans to double monthly production at its 12-inch plant to 20,000 wafers in the middle of 2011, six months ahead of schedule. The company noted...
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...