Chinese NOR flash memory designer GigaDevice Semiconductor said it has mass-produced 38nm SLC flash memory and is also pushing ahead with 24nm flash memory development, according to Mydrivers.com.
In the NAND flash memory market, Samsung, Toshiba, Western Digital, SK Hercules, Micron, Intel and other companies have more than 90% of the global production capacity, leaving little space for other manufacturers.
GigaDevice recently released its 2019 annual report, with revenue of $3.2 billion last year, up 42% year-on-year, and net profit of $607 million, up a whopping 50%.
GigaDevice has three main businesses, most notably NOR flash memory, with global market share rising to third in Q3 last year, with the main production process at 65nm nodes and some 55nm process products.
GigaDevice's accumulated NOR flash shipments exceed 10 billion units and are still in short supply.
In addition to NOR Flash, the company's business also involves MCU main control chips, with 300 million units shipped and 20,000 customers.
Currently, GigaDevice's SLC flash memory is mainly 38nm SLC, with core capacity of 1Gb to 8Gb and voltage range of 1.8V to 3.3V. It is available in two product families, traditional parallel interface and new SPI interface, providing a complete product line of NAND flash for high performance and high reliability embedded applications.
GigaDevice said it will push forward the development of 24nm NAND technology to promote the development of 24nm flash memory product line and continuously improve product competitiveness.
