ProMOS to Build Fourth 12-inch Chip Plant in Taiwan by Late 2007
June 01, 2007
Taiwanese DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) maker ProMOS announced on May 28 that it plans to build its fourth 12-inch plant in the Houli site of the Central Taiwan Science Park by the end of the 2007, with an estimated investment of US$2.5 billion. With construction scheduled to be completed within 12 to 13 months, the new facility is expected to turn out 70,000 units monthly, augmenting the company's 12-inch chip output to 200,000 units per month. Details on whether the plant will produce DRAM or flash memory chips, and whether the plant will leverage 60-nm process technology or not were not yet disclosed. At present, ProMOS's third 12-inch plant in Taiwan and an eight-inch plant in Chongqing of central China are both still under construction.