Vanguard International Semiconductor
| Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Public Limited Company |
| ISIN | TW0005347009 |
| founding | 5th December 1994 |
| Seat | Hsinchu , Taiwan |
| management | Ching-Chu Chang |
| Number of employees | 3,501 (December 31, 2011) |
| sales | 15.2 billion NTD (386 million euros; 2011) |
| Branch | Semiconductor industry |
| Website | www.vis.com.tw |
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) is a foundry specializing in the manufacture of integrated circuits , i.e. a contract manufacturer for semiconductor products.
The Taiwanese company, headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park , Hsinchu , Taiwan, was founded in December 1994 as a spin-off of a sub-micrometer project from the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The donors at the time included Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and USI Corporation, as well as eleven other institutional investors. VIS has been traded over-the-counter (OTC) on the GreTai Securities Market since March 1998 . In the following year, VIS started manufacturing logic and mixed signal products as a subcontractor to TSMC.
The aim of the spin-off in 1994 was the development and production of DRAM and other semiconductor memory components . However, this orientation was reconsidered in 2000 at the latest, when VIS officially announced that it would convert its business model from a pure DRAM manufacturer to a foundry. Four years later, DRAM production was even completely stopped and VIS became a pure-play foundry .
Currently (2012) VIS has two factories for 200 mm wafers , which together enable a monthly production capacity of around 140,000 wafers, and employs around 3,500 people.
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (Ed.): 2011 Annual Report . February 29, 2012 ( PDF ).
Coordinates: 24 ° 46 ′ 29.2 ″ N , 120 ° 59 ′ 49 ″ E