Manufacturing Technology

With four dedicated Flash production fabs and four dedicated Flash Assembly, Test, Mark & Pack sites around the world, Spansion® offers extensive capacity to address global demand for Flash memory solutions.

But sheer capacity is not enough. Spansion also recognizes the need for availability of product, short lead times, on-time deliveries, outstanding product quality and reliability, and leading-edge process technology.

To achieve these goals, Spansion uses advanced decision-making and control technologies in every facility to optimize, integrate, and automate material processing at nearly every stage in the manufacturing process.

Quality and Reliability Systems

All of Spansion’s production facilities are certified to the demanding ISO/TS 16949:2002 global technical specification, ISO 9001:2000 quality standards, and the ISO 14001 environmental standard.  Spansion’s quality and reliability systems allow us to offer premium services in all areas of quality that are important to our customers:

• Advanced change notification
• Customer failure (CCAR) analysis
• Rapid RMA processing
• Field quality engineers worldwide
• Product qualification to the most rigorous industry standards
• Comprehensive "Qualification Database" reports
• Ongoing quality and reliability monitor data reports
• Programmer support
• Software support
• Comprehensive analysis laboratories worldwide

Automated Precision Manufacturing

Spansion uses a unique approach, called "Automated Precision Manufacturing" (APM), which was initiated and has been used by AMD for over 15 years. Learn how APM automation and control specifically allow Spansion to better serve your needs today and in the future.

Fabrication Facilities

Learn about Spansion’s world class Wafer Fabs:

• Submicron Development Center (SDC), Sunnyvale, California, USA
• Fab 25, Austin, Texas, USA
• Spansion JV3, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan

Assembly, Test, Mark and Pack Facilities

Learn about Spansion's Final Manufacturing Operations (FMO):

• Penang, Malaysia
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Suzhou, China