Macronix

Headquartered in Taiwan, Macronix was established in 1989. By 1997, the company was a global supplier of Mask ROM and EPROMs.{{cite book|author1=Chung-Shing Lee|author2=Michael Pecht|title=Electronics Industry in Taiwan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JR8KHgM4yLIC&pg=PA88|date=7 February 1997|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-0-8493-3170-1|pages=88–}}

In 2012 the company developed a process to prolong the life of solid state drives.[http://www.pcgamer.com/macronix-self-healing-ssds-last-ten-times-longer/ "Macronix self-healing SSDs last ten times longer"]. PC Gamer, Dave James December 05, 2012

Macronix developed specialized memory chips for the consumer electronics industry, including those used in Nintendo's 3DS and Switch devices,[http://www.techinsider.io/nintendo-nx-may-use-game-cartridges-2016-7 "Nintendo’s mysterious new console may be ditching discs altogether"]. Tech Insider, Jul. 26, 2016. Ben Gilbert and Tim Mulkerin and Samsung's wearable electronic devices.[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/04/17/2003588193 "Macronix shares rise on Samsung news"]. Taipei News, Apr 17, 2014 Lisa W ang

The company presently has more than 4,000 employees—approximately one-fifth of whom serve in research and development roles. Macronix's total revenues in 2023 were US$888 million, slightly more than one-half of which was derived from NOR flash, followed by ROM revenues at approximately one-third.

As of March 2024, Macronix has had 9,200 patents granted.

Macronix owns two in-house wafer-manufacturing foundries—one for 200-nanometer wafers, the other for 300-nanometer wafers. The company also has sales and support branches in Europe, the United States, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and China.

Recognizing the market opportunity in proprietary semiconductor designs becoming high-volume, open-market flash memory, Macronix leveraged flash memory customized for specific customers into widely available devices for broader applications.[https://www.eetimes.com/proprietary-memories-are-a-high-risk-endeavor/ "Proprietary Memories Are a High-Risk Endeavor"]. EE Times, Gary Hilson, April 1, 2024

Macronix has developed partnerships with various microcontroller manufacturers to pair its OctaBus flash memory with the partners’ MCUs.[https://embeddedcomputing.com/technology/storage/stmicro-using-octabus-flash-memory-from-macronix/ "STMicro Using OctaBus Flash Memory from Macronix"]. Embedded Computing Design, Perry Cohen, April 15, 2021

In the automotive market, Macronix's automotive-grade ArmorFlash and OctaFlash memory families are being adopted by automotive-electronics semiconductor and system makers such as Nvidia and NXP to bring highly secure data storage to vehicles.[https://embeddedcomputing.com/technology/ai-machine-learning/macronix-joins-forces-with-nvidia-to-provide-secure-flash-memory-in-autonomous-vehicles/ "Macronix Joins Forces with NVIDIA to Provide Secure Flash Memory in Autonomous Vehicles"]. Embedded Computing Design, Laura Dolan, August 7, 2019[https://www.electronicdesign.com/markets/automotive/article/21246768/electronic-design-program-forges-tighter-bonds-between-automakers-and-taiwan-chipmakers/ "Program Forges Tighter Bonds Between Automakers and Taiwan Chipmakers"]. Electronic Design, Murray Slovick, July 18, 2022[https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/macronix-octaflash-uw-series-provides-flash-solutions-for-nxp-processors// "Macronix octaflash UW Series provides Flash solutions for NXP processors"]. New Electronics, Neil Tyler, June 29, 2022

In 2021, Macronix became the first NVM manufacturer to bring 1.2-volt, 120 MHz Serial NOR flash to mass production, contributing to a new generation and broader range of devices requiring ultra-low-power flash memory.[https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/macronix-brings-120mhz-12v-serial-nor-flash-memories-to-mass-production/ "Macronix brings 120MHz 1.2V Serial NOR Flash memories to mass production"]. New Electronics, Neil Tyler, December 1, 2021[https://www.edn.com/serial-nor-flash-needs-just-1-2-v// "Serial NOR flash needs just 1.2 V"]. EDN, Susan Nordyk, December 6, 2021

Macronix in 2022 introduced its memory-centric computing concept, developed to enable AI-focused computation within flash devices.[https://blocksandfiles.com/2022/08/12/macronix-compute-in-storage-story/ "Macronix intros compute-in-NAND Storage"]. Blocks & Files, Chris Mellor, August 12, 2022[https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded/digital-ics/memory/video/21263394/memory-centric-compute-can-speed-searches-for-machine-learning-applications/ "Memory-Centric Compute Speeds Searches for Machine-Learning Apps"]. Electronic Design, William Wong, April 24, 2023 Also in 2022, Macronix received EE Times Asia's Best Memory Product award for the second consecutive year.[https://www.eetimes.com/macronix-wins-back-to-back-memory-product-of-the-year-honors-at-ee-awards-asia/ "Macronix Wins Back-to-Back Memory Product of the Year Honors at EE Awards Asia"]. EE Times, Steven Las Marias, December 14, 2022

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