Nuvoton
Nuvoton Technology Corporation (Chinese: 新唐科技股份有限公司) is a Taiwan-based semiconductor company established in 2008. It spun off from Winbond Electronics Corp. as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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| Type | Corporation |
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| Industry | Semiconductor |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park, Taiwan |
Key people | Arthur Yu-Cheng Chiao, Chairman Yuan-Mou Su, CEO |
| Products | Microcontroller application IC, audio application IC, cloud & computing IC, foundry service |
Number of employees | 1,678 |
| Subsidiaries | Nuvoton Electronics Technology (H.K.) Limited Nuvoton Electronics Technology (Shanghai) Limited Nuvoton Electronics Technology (Shenzhen) Limited Nuvoton Technology Corp. America Nuvoton Technology Israel Ltd. |
Overview
Nuvoton's main product lines are microcontroller application IC, audio application IC, cloud and computing IC, and foundry service.[1] Its consumer electronics ICs focus mainly on microcontroller ICs and voice and speech ICs. Its ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller IC NuMicro family is well known for its density and functionality. Its computer IC product line designs and manufactures the key chips for PC motherboards, laptops, and servers, offering complete super I/O solutions, clock generators, hardware monitoring ICs, power management ICs, TPM security ICs, notebook keyboard controller, and mobile platform embedded controller (EC).
Nuvoton operates a six-inch wafer fab, which provides foundry service for the company's own branded IC products, as well as for selected manufacturing partners.
History
In September 2020, Nuvoton bought Panasonic's chip unit for $250 million in an all-cash transaction. This acquisition will give the company more access to the automobile and automation industries.[2]
References
- "Product & Sales". Nuvoton Technology Corporation. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- Tzu-ti, Huang (2020-09-01). "Taiwan's Nuvoton buys Panasonic's chip unit". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2021-08-15.