Macronix to phase out ROM production, hitting Nintendo Switch cartridge supply
Chipmaker Macronix, a memory supplier for Nintendo Switch cartridges, says it will gradually stop making ROM chips and focus on NOR flash memory for data centers.
Macronix, a major memory supplier for Nintendo Switch game cartridges, plans to gradually phase out ROM production. The Verge reports the company said so during a recent quarterly earnings call.
Macronix will instead focus on NOR flash memory for data centers, according to The Verge, which cites the Taipei Times.
The Verge also reports that Macronix's ROM revenue fell 39 percent. The excerpt of its report cuts off before naming the comparison period.
Ars Technica calls Macronix Nintendo's biggest ROM chip supplier. The Verge describes it only as a major supplier. Ars Technica also says the exit could affect the cost of physical Switch games. The excerpt gives no details on that claim.
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- The VergeNintendo is losing a Switch cartridge supplierWed, Nov 4, 12:03 PM EST
- Ars TechnicaNintendo's biggest ROM chip supplier is bowing out of the businessWed, Nov 4, 5:47 PM EST
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