Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) is set to kick off shipments of its 40nm NAND flash chips in the second half of 2010, according to company chairman Frank Huang. Its flash business will place its future focus on niche and customized products, he added.

After striking a technology license deal with Renesas Technology, PSC has developed its in-house flash memory technology. The Taiwan-based DRAM maker has been cited as saying that 70nm is now its major process technology for NAND flash chips, and it has developed 8Gb products using 50nm.

PSC was in a race to win government funding via a DRAM-rescuing project last year, seeking a budget of NT$4.5 billion to set up a new NAND flash company. But lawmakers later denied the project financial support.

As for DRAM, Huang said PSC is shifting to 63nm process technology that allows a 20% cost reduction. Its technology transition to 45nm will depend on when it can take delivery of immersion scanner equipment from ASML, Huang said, adding that the delivery has been delayed.

Huang also noted that DRAM prices are at "reasonable" levels. He expressed optimism on the DRAM market, seeing a rosy outlook through 2011.

By: DocMemory
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