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Powerchip plans 200mm foundry fab spin-off |
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May 08, 2007 at 02:56 PM |
 Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has said that it is planning to use Fab8A, its 200mm facility that has a dedicated foundry, in a 100 percent owned subsidiary to be called Maxchip.
Fab 8A's business value will be temporarily valued at NT$7.5 Billion. PSC will for every NT$15 receive one newly issued share of the new company for a total of 500 million shares, the company said.
DRAMeXchange also noted in its newsletter that several other Taiwanese chip manufacturers had been shuffling 200mm fab resources as 300mm fabs are increasingly more competitive than 200mm facilities.
These facilities included a 200mm fab sold by Winbond to Vanguard, plans by ProMOS to shift 200mm production to China, and Nanya planning to follow PSC in moving its two 200mm fabs to a foundry model.
PSC has already used Fab8A for foundry work but the new business will allow for a complete pure-play entry focused on the particular needs and skills required of a foundry.
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