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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 Nanya to invest NT$300bn for new 12-inch fab
From left, Industrial Development Bureau Director-General Richard Leu, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi, Formosa Plastics Group chairman William Wong and Nanya Technology Corp chairman Wu Chia-chau pose for a photograph at a news conference in New Taipei City yesterday to announce the company’s plan to invest NT$300 billion to build a 12-inch DRAM fab. Photo: Chen Hsin-yu, Taipei Times
By Lisa Wang / Staff reporter
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology Corp （南亞科技） yesterday said it plans to invest about NT$300 billion （US$10.66 billion） to build a 12-inch fab to produce 10-nanometer chips, as demand for memory chips for 5G, artificial intelligence （AI） and consumer electronics applications soars.
It is the chipmaker’s first major capacity expansion in four years. Nanya Technology last invested about NT$200 billion for its process technology migration from 30 nanometers to 20 nanometers and 10 nanometers.
“We have little room [for further expansion] at existing factories. Nanya Technology needs to continue investing on developing new process technologies and new products, and expand capacity to ensure sustainable growth,” Nanya Technology president Lee Pei-ing （李培瑛） told reporters on the sidelines of a news conference in New Taipei City.
On the demand side, the DRAM market is expected to grow at an annual pace of 15 to 25 percent, fueled by a variety of applications from 5G, AI, automotive, industrial and Internet of Things devices, Lee said.
The world’s major DRAM suppliers are expanding capacity to match an anticipated growth in demand, he added.
Nanya Technology expects its output for this year to be flat or to increase slightly from last year, after an annual expansion of 35 percent last year.
The new 12-inch fab, to be built in New Taipei City’s Taishan District （泰山）, would add 45,000 12-inch wafers to the firm’s monthly capacity of 70,000 equivalent-
wafers, helping it to capture new growth opportunities, Lee said.
The chipmaker expects the fab to start commercial shipments in 2024, with a monthly capacity of 15,000 wafers in the first phase.
With the introduction of more advanced technologies, the new fab would help Nanya Technology broaden its product portfolio and expand its customer base from about 800, Lee said.
The company plans to deploy 10-nanometer process technology, developed entirely by the chipmaker, he said.
Nanya Technology had joined forces with major DRAM chipmakers, including Micron Technology Inc, to develop new-generation process technologies.
The company aims to lift its server DRAM share to about 10 percent of its total revenue, from 5 percent, Lee said.
The chipmaker generates up to 70 percent of its revenue from supplying DRAM used in consumer electronics, such as set-top boxes and game consoles.
Nanya Technology said it has no fundraising plans for the near term, as it had accumulated NT$686.7 billion as of the end of last quarter.
The firm’s capacity expansion plan comes amid DRAM supply constraints. Market researcher TrendForce Corp （集邦科技） yesterday raised its DRAM price forecast for the current quarter due to strong demand for PCs and servers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The average selling price of DRAM is expected to rise 18 to 23 percent, up from a range of 13 to 18 percent estimated previously, TrendForce said.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
