Macronix, a key supplier of ROM chips for Nintendo Switch game cartridges, has announced it will cease production of these chips. This decision follows a significant decline in ROM production, which has dropped 39% in the past year and now represents just 5% of the company's business. Macronix is reallocating resources to more profitable chip types, while its current production capacity remains constrained.
Key facts
- Macronix will stop producing ROM chips used in Nintendo Switch cartridges.
- ROM chip production has decreased by 39% in the last year.
- ROM chips now account for only 5% of Macronix's business.
- Macronix's production capacity is limited to 25,000 12-inch wafers per month.
- $1.2 billion in new capacity will take over a year to implement.
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