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Macronix International Co., Ltd. (MCIX; often shortened to Macronix) is an integrated device manufacturer in the

non-volatile memory Non-volatile memory (NVM) or non-volatile storage is a type of computer memory that can retain stored information even after power is removed. In contrast, volatile memory needs constant power in order to retain data. Non-volatile memory typ ...

(NVM) market. The company manufactures NOR Flash,

NAND Flash Flash memory is an Integrated circuit, electronic Non-volatile memory, non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. The two main types of flash memory, NOR flash and NAND flash, are named for t ...

, and

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products for the consumer, communication, computing, automotive, and networking markets. Its headquarters are located in Taiwan.

History

Headquartered in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, Macronix was established in 1989. By 1997, the company was a global supplier of

Mask ROM Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be electronically modified after the manufacture of the memory device. Read-only memory is useful for storing so ...

and

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s. In 2012 the company developed a process to prolong the life of solid state drives. Macronix developed specialized

memory chip Semiconductor memory is a digital electronic semiconductor device used for digital data storage, such as computer memory. It typically refers to devices in which data is stored within metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) memory cells on a sil ...

s for the consumer

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, including those used in Nintendo's 3DS and Switch devices, and

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's wearable electronic devices."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

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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. Macronix has developed partnerships with various microcontroller manufacturers to pair its OctaBus flash memory with the partners’ MCUs. 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

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and NXP to bring highly secure data storage to vehicles. 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. Macronix in 2022 introduced its memory-centric computing concept, developed to enable AI-focused computation within flash devices. Also in 2022, Macronix received EE Times Asia's Best Memory Product award for the second consecutive year."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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