TI expands analog production capacity with acquisition of wafer manufacturing plant in Japan
/ contains 1x video / DALLAS (July 14, 2010) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) said today it will purchase two wafer fabs and manufacturing equipment located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan. The assets currently are operated by Spansion Japan Limited (SJL) and are being acquired under a court-approved plan of reorganization.
This purchase cost-effectively increases the production capacity that TI can
offer its customers of analog semiconductors. It includes a 200mm wafer fab
currently in operation that is capable of expanding TI’s analog revenue by more
than $1 billion annually, as well as a second non-operating wafer fab of equal
size for either 200mm or 300mm production. TI will continue running the first
fab and will preserve the second fab for future capacity expansion. TI plans to
offer employment to almost all of SJL employees in Aizu.
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The purchase also includes 300mm production tools, many of which will be moved
to Richardson, Texas, to help complete Phase II of RFAB, the industry’s first
300mm analog wafer fab. With the completion of Phase II, RFAB will be capable of
supporting $2 billion of revenue per year. A portion of the 300mm tools that
come with the acquisition in Japan are not needed for TI’s advanced analog
technology processes and will be re-sold.
“Analog technology is increasingly important as the vital link between the
real world and digital domain in all electronic applications,” said Gregg
Lowe, senior vice president in charge of the company’s Analog business.
“This
latest addition of analog capacity will further increase TI’s ability to support
our customers’ growth, now and in the future.”
The new capacity in Japan joins TI’s global network of manufacturing sites
producing a comprehensive range of analog products, such as amplifiers, data
converters, clocks, interface and power management chips. Manufacturers are
using TI’s analog chips in a vast array of applications, including industrial
controls, set-top boxes, eBooks, hard disk drives, smartphones, robotics and LED
streetlights.
This acquisition is the most recent in a series of analog manufacturing
expansions announced by TI over the past 24 months which collectively will add
capacity for more than $3.5 billion of additional Analog revenue per year when
fully operational.
For more information about TI delivery capacity and analog
manufacturing investments, please see
www.ti.com/aizu-pr .
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