Nuvoton
Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer
- Arthur Yu-Cheng Chiao, Chairman
- Yuan-Mou Su, CEO
- Microcontroller application integrated circuits (ICs)
- Audio application ICs
- Cloud & computing ICs
Number of employees
- Nuvoton Electronics Technology (H.K.) Limited
- Nuvoton Electronics Technology (Shanghai) Limited
- Nuvoton Electronics Technology (Shenzhen) Limited
- Nuvoton Technology Corp. America
- Nuvoton Technology Israel Ltd.
Nuvoton Technology Corporation (Chinese: 新唐科技股份有限公司) is a Taiwanese semiconductor company established in 2008. It originated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Winbond Electronics Corp. before becoming an independent entity.
Overview
Nuvoton specializes in the development and manufacturing of various semiconductor products, including microcontroller application integrated circuits (ICs), audio application ICs, cloud and computing ICs, and provides foundry services.[1] Notably, the company's consumer electronics ICs focus on microcontroller ICs and voice and speech ICs. In the computer IC product line, Nuvoton designs and manufactures key chips for PC motherboards, laptops, and servers, offering super I/O components, clock generators, hardware monitoring ICs, power management ICs, TPM security ICs, notebook keyboard controllers, and embedded controllers for mobile platforms.
Nuvoton operates a six-inch wafer fab, providing foundry services not only for its own branded IC products but also for selected manufacturing partners.
History
In September 2020, Nuvoton completed the acquisition of Panasonic's chip unit for $250 million in an all-cash transaction. This strategic move aimed to enhance Nuvoton's presence in the automobile and automation industries.[2]
See also
- List of companies of Taiwan
- ARM architecture
