Spansion announced today it has started production of MirrorBit technology at 65-nm process technology on 300-mm wafers at its Spansion 1 (SP1) facility in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan and plans reach high volume production by the end of the year.

Spansion believes SP1 is the world’s first 300-mm NOR manufacturing facility, and is the first factory constructed by Spansion since becoming an independent company.

The company also noted that it has invested a significant portion of its planned $1.2 billion to construct and equip SP1, and expects that this investment will produce capacity of 15 to 20,000 300-mm wafers per month. With additional investment, Spansion said it has the capability to expand capacity to produce 30 to 40,000 wafers per month in the future and plans to produce leading-edge products at SP1, such as MirrorBit Eclipse devices, with products at 45-nm expected in 2008.

SP1 is co-located with Spansion's other fab in Aizu, JV3, and shares some employees and facilities with JV3.

Spansion Japan employs approximately 2,000 people, with Japan Headquarters in Kawasaki-city, its SP1 and JV-3 fabs in Aizu-Wakamatsu, and a design center near Nagoya-city.

By: DocMemory
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