Thursday, July 12, 2007
Hynix Semiconductor Inc, the second-largest memory chip maker in the world, is facing problems meeting demand from consumer products, including Apple Inc's iPhone as the company shifts to a new manufacturing process.
The company may have failed to reach its NAND chips manufacturing targets by half, a BNP Paribas SA report revealed last week. Chief Executive Officer Kim Jong Kap also admitted in an interview in Seoul that the company is slightly behind its competitors like Samsung, but assured press that it was not significant.
Nevertheless, it remains imperative that Hynix catches up with its competitors in a market that generated US$12.4 billion in sales last year.
Ichon, Korea-based Hynix is shifting production to new technology that allows chip makers to make more semiconductors to save costs. Widths of transistors in memory chips will be shrunk from 70 and 90 nanometers to 60 nanometers, Shanghai Daily reported.
Shifting from 70 to 60 nanometers and 60 to 50 nanometers increases productivity by 25% and 60% respectively, according to Samsung, the industry's largest producer. Hynix said that overall mass-production of NAND chips is proceeding as planned, and 60% of its NAND chip production will be based on the 60-nanometer technology by the second quarter.
By: DocMemory
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