Type Public Website www.macronix.com Founded 1989 | Traded as NASDAQ: TIVO Headquarters Taiwan | |
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Stock price 2337 (TPE) NT$ 9.35 -0.25 (-2.60%)17 Mar, 1:30 PM GMT+8 - Disclaimer Subsidiaries Magic Pixel (suzhou) Inc | ||
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Macronix is an integrated device manufacturer in the Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) market. The company manufactures NOR Flash, NAND Flash, and ROM products for the consumer, communication, computing, automotive, and networking markets. Its headquarters are located in Taiwan,
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History
Macronix was established in 1989. In 1997 the company was a global supplier of Mask ROM and EPROMs.
In 2012 the company developed a process to prolong the life of solid state drives.
Macronix developed specialized memory chips for the consumer electronics industry, including those used in Nintendo's 3DS handheld game console and Samsung's wearable electronic devices.
In 2014 the company had around 4,500 employees and a capitalization of NT$33.8 Billion(as of 2011/12/31). Total revenue was NT$22.4 Billion, although the company experienced overall operating losses. That year Macronix was involved in an unsuccessful patent infringement legal battle with competitor Spansion Inc. Malou
In 2016 Macronix has branches in Europe, USA, Japan, Korea, Singapore and China, and is the largest supplier of Mask ROM market in the world. The company continues to experience operating losses and its credit rating on the Taiwan Stock Exchange was downgraded.