20150417 corporate ver 2015-q2 macronix company profile

Corporate Profile2015Q2

Macronix ProprietaryP.2

The Origin of Macronix

Miin Wu and other entrepreneurs turn Taiwan into Silicon Valley East and power the rich little island through Asia’s recession.

In 1989, the Dream and Passion to build Taiwan’s Silicon Valley –

Dr. Miin Wu brought 28 senior US engineers back to Taiwan to found Macronix.

Vision as a World-Class Memory Solutions Provider –

Macronix has been committed to developing technologies and products in-house for the past 26 years.

Today, the fruitful result –Macronix is a leading worldwide supplier of Flash memory and ROM products.

Business Overview


Macronix at a GlanceA Leading Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Provider

150mm Fab 200mm Fab 300mm Fab

~40K wafer/month ~48K wafer/month ~50K wafer/month (Capable Capacity)

Complete In-house Wafer Manufacturing

HeadquartersHsinChu, Taiwan

1989Founded in Taiwan

5,833Patents Granted

(As of March 2015)

US$ 730 Million2014 Revenue

4,506 (19% in R&D)

Employees Worldwide (As of March 2015)


Corporate Organization

Board of Directors

Chairman’s OfficeChairman and CEO Miin Wu

President’s OfficePresident C.Y. Lu

V.P. Y.H. Chao

Auditing Office

Microelectronics and Memory Solutions Group

President C.Y. Lu (Acting)V.P. F.L. Ni / V.P. W.S. Pan

Chief Scientific Consultant Rich Liu

Foundry Business Group(FBG)

Executive Director C.S. Wen

Conglomerate Marketing Office

Financial CenterV.P. Paul Yeh

Quality Engineering Center

Intellectual Property Office

Subsidiary Service Division

Overseas Support Office

Legal Office

Administration Service Center

Professional Development Center

Material Management Center

Safety & Health Center

Technology Development Center

Emerging Central Lab.

Emerging System Lab.

I.E. Div.

Biz Planning Supply Div.

MMSG Sales Center

Product Design & Engineering Center

Product Engineering Center

Marketing Center

Operation Center

Information Technology Center

Business Planning Div.

Sales Div.

Marketing Div.

FAB I

Technical Service Div.


Broad Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Portfolio

Macronix has launched the high performance and reliability SLC NAND Flash product portfolio to complement the ROM and NOR Flash offerings for embedded and wireless applications

MACRONIX Source: IHS, March 2015

Macronix Marketing

NAND FlashEnter the market

since 2012

No.3NOR Flash2014 Market share:

18.8%

No.1 ROM

2014 Market share:Above 90%


We are constantly inspired by the changing world and market demands around us to bring new, innovative products to customers.

In return, our innovations help customers build great products that connect the world and move the world forward.

Innovation Partner for Today and Tomorrow


Building Intimacy within the Ecosystem

MACRONIXChipset Vendors

Leading System Providers

• Developing future technologies and products for Memory System Solutions with Reliable Support throughout the ecosystem.

• Focusing on core business, while fostering relationships with Customers and Partners built on Trust and Service to support long-term progress.

Engaged with Leading System Solution Providers & Chipset Vendors to align memory capabilities, feature sets and specifications for future applications.


JAPANTOKYOKOREASEOULSINGAPORE

Global Ecosystem Services Network

AMERICASMILPITAS, CAAUSTIN, TXBOSTON, MADETROIT, MI

EUROPEWEMMEL, BELGIUMMUNICH, GERMANYMANCHESTER, U.K.PARIS, FRANCEMILAN, ITALY

TAIWANTAIPEIHSIN-CHU Headquarters

CHINASUZHOU, JIANGSUSHENZHEN, GUANGDONGHONGKONG

Financial Summary


Steady Growth

Shipment (Billion units)

0.5

1

1.5

20142004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Focus on Growth Drivers Wireless & Automotive

Y2014 Macronix Shipments1.82 Billion

Macronix continues to expand its NVM business & maintain a leadership position in the market with broad product offerings


Continued Market Share Gains

Macronix : Leading Non-Volatile Memory Provider

4%

19%

NOR Flash Market Share Serial NOR Flash Market Share

30%

26%

Y2008 Y2014 Y2008 Y2014

Source: IHS, March 2015


Consumer STB, DAM, DSC, DTV,

DVD Player, Game,

etc.

Diversified Applications

Y2014 Flash Revenue Breakdown by Segments

MACRONIX

ComputingNotebook, Desktop,

ODD, Printer,

etc.

Communication Switching, AP Router,

Home Gateway, Cable Modem,

etc.

WirelessHandset,

M2M, Wearable Devices,

IoT,etc.

AutomotiveInfotainment, Navigation,

ADAS, Cluster,

ECU,etc.

34% 22%20% 9%10%

IndustrialFactory

Automation,Smart Meter, Medical, POS,

Military,etc.

5%


1Q’15 Financial Update

Flash: 71%ROM: 14%

1Q’15 Shipment418 Million Units

1Q’15 RevenueUS$ 148 Million

32% 24%21% 11%6%

1Q’15 Flash RevenueBreakdown by Segments

1Q’15Revenue

Consumer Computing Communication Wireless Automotive

6%

Industrial

Recent Event & PR


Macronix at electronica 2014

Macronix exhibited at electronica to showcase its latest innovations in Flash Memory Solutions. Many visitors and editors came visit our booth to view our leading-edge solutions, built upon Macronix's own-developed new generation technology. Hall A6, Booth 147


NXP Selects Macronix as Preferred QSPI Vendor

NXP has selected Macronix as preferred QSPI Serial NOR Flash vendor for the NXP LPC1800/4000/4300 ARM Cortex M3/M4 MCU line.

The Macronix MX25Lxxx35/33/45 3V serial flash product family is the ideal match for these microcontrollers with SPIFI interface.

Wide density range: 8Mb~1Gb (1MB~128MB) the high-speed Quad Interface broad range package options available (8SOP, 16SOP, 8WSON, 8USON).

Dr. Miin Wu, Chairman and CEO of Macronix Jim Trent, Vice President of NXP’s Microcontrollers Business

Product Development


Continuous Product Development

Source: IHS, March 2015Macronix Marketing

Quad I/O

Market Share

SLC NAND

Ultra Low Power / Wide Range Vcc NOR

Octa Flash

Enhanced Parallel NOR

RPMC NOR

Dual Quad Flash

DTR NOR

MCP

SFDP NOR

KGD


Major Breakthrough & Milestone

• Penetrated the wireless market with rich 1.8V Serial Flash products• Mass production (MP) of 75nm NAND Flash memory• Volume shipments of Wafer-Level-Chip-Scale-Package (WLCSP), one of the industry's smallest packages

• An early adopter of Serial Flash Discoverable Parameters (SFDP)• Released AEC Q100-compliant products

• KGD shipments have surpassed 900 million units since introduction in 2006• Joined Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) Component Technical Committee

• 36nm NAND Flash started production• 55nm NOR Flash started production• Developed multichip package (MCP) solutions for IoT and Cellular M2M

applications

• Released Ultra Low Power/Wide Range Vcc MX25R Product Family


1Q’15 Product Highlight

• Ultra Low Power / Wide Range Vcc (MX25R family) Density: 512Kb~64Mb (sampling now) Ultra Low Power Consumption

Ultra-Low Deep Power Down Current < 0.5uA Ultra-Low Active Current < 4mA

Wide Range Vcc (1.7V ~ 3.6V)

Small Form Factor WSON, USON Packages, WLCSP, KGD

Standard Serial NOR Flash Interface Applications: IoT, Wearables Devices


NVM Process Technology Roadmap

130nm

110nm

75nm

55nm

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016+

NOR Flash

NAND FlashFloating Gate Technology

3D NAND FlashCharge Trapping Technology

XtraROM Multi bit/cell TechnologyCharge Trapping Technology

Floating Gate Technology

75nm

65nm

45nm

32nm

75nm

36nm

19 nm

42nm

32L

Future Technology in Research

2015


Comprehensive Product Portfolio

512Kb 1Mb 2Mb 4Mb 8Mb 16Mb 32Mb 64Mb 128Mb 256Mb 512Mb 1Gb 2Gb 4Gb 8Gb 16Gb 32Gb

Serial NOR Flash512Kb~1Gb, 3V / 2.5V / 1.8V

Parallel NOR Flash2Mb~2Gb, 5V / 3V / 1.8V

SLC NAND Flash512Mb~8Gb, 3V / 1.8V

Serial Mask ROM16Mb~128Mb, 3V

Parallel Mask ROM16Mb~128Mb, 3V

Customized XtraROM128Mb~32Gb, 3V

High DensityMid DensityLow Density

Future Technology Development


Commitment to R&D

• Macronix has established an Emerging Central Lab and an Emerging System Lab to develop advanced technologies and system solutions that will be in demand over the next 5 to 10 years.

• Macronix believes that Innovation and Differentiation are key factors in creating a better, more valuable future for our customers and partners.

• Macronix has published more than 52 papers at IEDM over the past 14 years.

Macronix Strong Technology Portfolio with

5,833 Patents Granted (As of March 2015)

Acc. Patent Numbers

Macronix R&D Expense (% of Revenue)

Y2011 Y2014Y2012 Y2013

14% 27%19% 23%


Pioneering Innovation in NVM Trend

• The top emerging NVM research topics in worldwide technology conferences are:

Macronix

Toshiba

Samsung

STMicro Spansion

Macronix/IBM

Numonyx/Intel/STMicro

/MicronSamsung

Macronix

Samsung

Spansion

Numonyx/Micron

Charge Trapping PCM ReRAM

(Source: IEDM/ VLSI/ ISSCC/ IRPS/ SSDM/ VLSITSA, 2008-2014)

Topic NumbersTopic NumbersTopic Numbers


Emerging Technologies for the Future

3D NAND ReRAM(Resistive RAM) PCM

• Smallest PCM cell • Low latency and high

endurance• MLC possible• Co-developing with IBM

• BE-SONOS technology• Minimal incremental layer

cost • Demonstrated 512Mb MLC

test chip and Smallest unit cell (half pitch 37.5nm)

• High speed memory• Low power consumption• Simple cell structure• CMOS compatible• NAND replacement

Macronix Patents

TiN

TiN

TiNW

TiON WOx

TiON

SiO2SiO2

TiN

Substrate

T.E. Connection

B.E. Connection

Quality Management


Best-in-Class Quality Management

• Stringent quality management to provide reliable products and services• Continuous improvement processes for quality assurance


Quality Certifications

• Recognition received from our customers and partners (CANON/LG/SAMSUNG/SONY)

• Manufacturing flow certified in TS16949 (since 2004)

• Commitment to quality through continuous improvement of our quality management system

Core Values


Differentiated and Trustworthy


Customer Focused Philosophies

• Rigorous quality management system• Proven quality products

• Macronix has achieved continued growth and market share gains

• Continuous product development and R&D investment

• Collaborative product longevity program

• Global technical support team committed to best-in-class customer support

• Macronix is committed to the NOR & SLC NAND markets whilst other major players either pull-out or de-focus

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