Vanguard International Semiconductor

Rank#2066

Market Cap9.75B

CountryTaiwan

Summary

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacturing, selling, packaging, testing, and computer-aided design of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan and internationally. The company offers a range of foundry process technologies, including high voltage, ultra-high voltage, bipolar CMOS DMOS (BCD), silicon on insulator (SOI), discrete, mixed-signal, analog, and embedded flash technologies, as well as manufactures and sells masks. Its services include multiple project wafer services; mask services comprising frame generation, mask making, and mask repairing; backend services, including front-side metallization, backside grinding and metallization, chip probe, gallium nitride compound semiconductor material, WLCSP and RDL, and backend solutions; and automotive services, as well as provides intelligent manufacturing and management services. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

History

VIS was working as a subcontractor for TSMC for the manufacturing of logic and mixed signal products, primarily focusing on the production and development of DRAM and other memory IC. In 2000, VIS announced its plan to transform from a DRAM manufacturer into a foundry service provider. As of February 2004, VIS completely terminated its DRAM production and became a pure-play foundry company.

VIS acquired Fab 4 and Fab 5, two lines of 200-mm fab from Winbond Electronics Corp., expanding its production ability. The purchase was finalized in January, 2008.VIS is sponsored by the Industrial Technology Research Institute.As of 2018, VIS has a production capacity of approximately 199,000 wafers per month.VIS purchased GlobalFoundries' Fab 3E located in Tampines, Singapore for $236 million. The transfer of ownership occurred on December 31, 2019. This facility manufactures microelectromechanical systems as well as analog/mixed signal chips. It has a production capacity of around 35,000 200-mm wafer starts per month .VIS is a significant supplier to the automotive industry.

Mission

We must be able to compete against multinational firms in the international arena, or we will lose our competitive edge in the local market as well.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_International_Semiconductor_Corporation

https://in.investing.com/equities/vanguard-international-semiconducto

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/5347.TWO/profile?p=5347.TWO

https://www.comparably.com/companies/vanguard-international-semiconductor

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/vis-24e4

https://companiesmarketcap.com/

https://www.vis.com.tw

Leadership team

Mr. Leuh Fang (Chairman & Pres)