旺宏75nm NOR闪存芯片通过三星验证

元器件交易网讯 10月31日消息，据报道，台湾旺宏电子（Macronix）的75nm 16MB 1.8V NOR闪存芯片通过三星电子验证，2014年开始出货量将增加。

根据市场观察家表示，三星一直是华邦电子（Winbond）主要的NOR闪存客户。此次旺宏进入韩国厂商供应链加剧了两个台湾NOR闪存供应商之间的竞争。

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观察家也指出，华邦正为闪存产品寻找挖掘高密度市场。旺宏电子的75nm 64MB 3V NOR闪存芯片已经获得诺基亚的验证。至于NAND闪存，该公司将于2013年第四季度后期开始向潜在客户提供36NM 4Gb芯片的工程样品。

公司透露，旺宏第三季度的闪存产品销售额比上一季度增长10％ ，但同比下降5％，其出货量比上季度上涨6％，同比增长11％。该产品部分占旺宏电子本季度总收入的54％。

旺宏电子也是一个掩膜ROM芯片的供应商，第三季度该部分的销售额和单位出货量则分别同比下降了12％和24％。然而，在前几个季度的基础上，该收入增长了98％，单位出货量增长达51％ 。

旺宏电子公布了第三季度的综合营收为67.1亿新台币（2.282亿美元），比上季度增长28％，但同比下降9％。第三季度毛利率从上季度的4%攀升至18％，但第三季度经营利润率仍为负值。旺宏电子第三季度的净亏损为新台币9.08亿新台币（约3090万美元），公司预计第四季度的业绩将与上一季度基本持平。（元器件交易网郭路平 译）

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Macronix 75nm NOR flash chips verified by Samsung

Taiwan-based Macronix International reportedly has received verification for its 75nm 16Mb 1.8V NOR flash chips from Samsung Electronics, with shipments to ramp up starting 2014.

Samsung has been a major NOR flash customer of Winbond Electronics. Macronix' entry into the supply chain of the Korean vendor has intensified the competition between the two Taiwan-based NOR flash suppliers, according to market observers.

The observers also noted that Winbond with its flash products is looking to tap the high-density market segment. Macronix has already secured verification for its 75nm 64Mb 3V NOR flash chips from Nokia, the observers said. As for NAND flash, the company will start shipping engineering samples of its 36nm 4Gb chips to potential customers later in the fourth quarter of 2013, the observers indicated.

Sales of Macronix' flash products registered growth of 10% sequentially but a 5% on-year decrease in the third quarter of 2013, with unit shipments rising 6% on quarter and 11% from a year ago, the company has revealed. The segment accounted for 54% of Macronix' total revenues in the quarter.

Also a supplier of mask ROM chips, Macronix saw sales and unit shipments of the product line decline 12% and 24%, respectively, on year in the third quarter of 2013, the company disclosed. On a sequential basis, however, the segment posted growth of 98% in revenues and 51% in unit shipments.

Macronix reported NT$6.71 billion (US$228.2 million) in consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2013, up 28% on quarter but down 9% on year. Gross margin climbed to 18% in the third quarter from 4% in the second, but operating margin remained negative during the third quarter.

Macronix stayed in the red with net losses of NT$908 million in the third quarter of 2013.

Macronix expects its fourth-quarter performance to remain flat compared to the previous quarter.