Wednesday, August 17, 2011
After Japan’s Elpida started sample shipments of 2Gb DDR3 undergoing 25 nanometer process, its Taiwanese foundries, including Powerchip Technology Corp. and Rexchip Electronics Corp., are also expected to introduce the industry-leading memory manufacturing technology soon.
Powerchip has been introducing 30-nanometer process with monthly output of 130,000 12-inch wafers, while Rexchip is being equipped with advanced process technologies at 40 and below nanometers with output of 80,000 units a month.
Despite struggling with weak prices of DRAM, Powerchip effectively narrowed net losses to about NT$1.2 billion in the second quarter of this year, with Rexchip expected to turn profitable.
Industry insiders noted that the Japanese company, which will start producing 4Gb DDR3 chips at the end of this year, is likely to allow the two Taiwanese foundries to introduce the 25-nanometer process technology in the near future. The technology, which requires 30% less cell area per bit than 30 nanometer technology in memory manufacturing, will help them to better cope with weak DRAM prices. The spot price of a 2Gb DDR3 module is about US$1 currently.
Powerchip noted that its third immersion scanner has been settled in its factory, poised to fully switch to advanced memory process technologies to enhance production efficiency in the second half of this year and aiming to raise sales of non-standard DRAM chips to command a 50% share of the total by the end of the year.
By: DocMemory
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