DRAM maker Nanya Technology has ramped up wafer starts at its 12-inch fab to 40,000 units a month since July, and converted half of the production to 50nm, according to the company.
Nanya earlier this year revealed plans to expand capacity at its 12-inch fab to 50,000 wafer starts a month by the end of 2010 from the previous 30,000 units. The DRAM maker is also scheduled to shift more than half of its 12-inch chip production to 50nm by the end of the third quarter.
Nanya said it expects production ramp-up at its 12-inch fab and migration to 50nm process to start contributing to its performance in the third quarter.
Nanya slipped back into the red in the first quarter due to production losses incurred from its process transition. Market watchers have estimated Nanya remained unprofitable in the second quarter of 2010.
Its joint venture (JV) Inotera Memories is also likely to report net losses for the second quarter, the watchers indicated. Inotera completed its technology migration from trench to Micron Technology's stack design in July, the watchers said, adding that the JV is expected to resume full production at the end of this year.
Inotera runs two 12-inch fabs with a combined capacity of 130,000 wafers per month. The company's monthly output once fell to as low as 70,000 units because of its technology transition.
Nanya and Inotera will jointly hold their investors conference on July 21, to discuss their performance in the second quarter and guidance for the third.