Spansion Inc. is a Flash memory chip maker that designs, develops and manufactures NOR flash memory products. The company has over 3,400 employees and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Spansion is a former joint-venture between AMD and Fujitsu. Spansion has over 4,500 customers worldwide. Its products are used in the following markets: automotive electronics, PC and peripheral computing equipment, consumer equipment and communication equipment. Spansion was founded in 1993 as a joint venture between AMD and Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. Spansion was formerly known as FASL LLC. Once AMD took... control of the company in 2003, it was renamed Spansion LLC in June 2004 and officially spun off as an independent maker of flash memory chips in December 2005. In October 2007 Spansion announced that it was acquiring Israel-based non-volatile memory IP provider Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. . The companies signed an agreement that consolidated all MirrorBit and NROM IP, design and manufacturing expertise within Spansion. As a result, Spansion expanded IP portfolio and enabled its immediate entry into the technology licensing business. Saifun Semiconductors was founded in 1996 by Dr.
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| NYSE symbol: | CODE |
| Founded: | 2003 |
| Headquarters: | Sunnyvale, California |
| Annual revenue: | $2,579,300,000 |
| Operating income: | $449,400,000 |
| Industries: | Semiconductor Manufacture |