Mask ROM and NOR flash maker Macronix International Company (MXIC) has reported revenues of NT$2.09 billion (US$66 million) for February 2010, down 6.1% from January levels. Winbond Electronics, which looks to transform itself into a niche memory specialist, also saw February sales drop slightly on month.
Winbond, which has diversified its product mix to include niche DRAM, NOR flash and GDDR, said revenues for February 2010 slid 6.6% on month to NT$2.21 billion. On an annual basis, the sales jumped over 100% from NT$1.06 billion posted in February 2009, when the company was affected by the volatility of DRAM prices due to its focus on standard DRAM.
Commodity DRAM accounted for 25% of Winbond's total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to 34% a year earlier, according to the company's most recent quarterly report. Winbond was quoted in previous reports saying it would gradually phase out of the commodity DRAM business.
Macronix saw February 2010 revenues grow modestly compared to the same period a year ago. The mask ROM and NOR flash maker saw February revenues increase 12.5% from NT$1.86 billion posted in February 2009.