Hynix Seeks Non-memory Business Sale
Citigroup is declining to comment on such a deal. Analysts believe that Citigroup could be seeking to profit from resale to a third party after restructuring. Citigroup is among the biggest of Hynix' non-Korean creditors. Hynix promised Deutsche Bank to sell non-core assets in a restructuring plan published in January 2003.
Hynix Semiconductor has completed the development of a 0.18micron high voltage process technology. The process was developed to address the increased requirements for a “one-chip” total solution on LDIs (LCD driver IC). Such chips need to include gate, source, controller, DC/DC converter and SRAM capabilities. A single chip solution reduces chip size and weight. Hynix says that the process technology results in chip sizes that are 20-30% smaller than the current pure foundry service providers.
Design house Tomato LSI has already developed an LDI chip based on the technology. Volume production through Hynix starts this month, September 2003.
Hynix has also scheduled the release of an ultra low power (ULP) process for mobile applications by December 2003, as well as various voltage ranges by February 2004.
Hynix Semiconductor has received validation of its pseudo SRAM for next-generation mobile applications from multiple customers. Hynix is expecting significant increases in its pseudo SRAM revenue this year and projects $100mn in sales for 2004.
Hynix is currently mass-producing its16Mbit and 32Mbit pseudo SRAM devices using its 0.15micron process. The firm expects to begin mass production of 64Mbit devices by Q1 2004.
Pseudostatic RAMs use a single-transistor structure (as in dynamic RAM) rather than the six-transistors of traditional static RAM (SRAM). The SRAM-like performance is gained by reducing power drain. This allows higher memory densities.
The Hynix devices support supply and I/O voltages ranging from 1.8-3.0V, 75ns or 85ns access times and can go as low as 2microA in deep power down mode.
Hynix also plans to begin mass production of NAND Flash memory by Q1 2004.
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