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1994DecPowerchip Semiconductor Corp. ("PSC") is founded.
1995MarPSC ground breaks Fab 8A, the company's 200mm fab.
1996AprFab 8A commences operation.
OctFab 8A commences mass production of 0.40£gm process, 16Mb DRAM.
1997DecPSC receives ISO 9002 certification.
1998FebFab 8A commences mass production of 0.3£gm process, 64Mb DRAM/ SDRAM.
MarPSC publicly lists on Taiwan's GreTai Securities Market.
JulFab 8A successfully allocates foundry capacity to U.S. customers.
DecPSC receives ISO 14001 certification.
1999JunPSC forms strategic alliance with VIS and Mitsubishi Electric.
NovPSC issues its 1st GDR offering, raising USD$288,900,000.
2000JulPSC ground breaks Fab P1, the company's first 300mm fab.
2001MayPSC issues its 1st ECB offering, raising USD$200,000,000.
SepThe Industrial Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs extends their 12th Outstanding Quality Award to PSC.
2002OctPSC receives OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series) certification.
NovFab P1 commences mass production.
2003JanDr. Brian Shieh, former PSC executive vice president, assumes the role of PSC president in charge of operations.
AugPSC signs 0.10£gm, and 0.09£gm technology transfer agreement with Elpida.
OctPSC ground breaks Fab P2, the company's second 300mm fab.
2004AprPSC begins wafer foundry business in its 300mm fab.
SepPSC Employee Clinic Opens.
2005JanPSC receives ISO / TS 16949 Certification.
MarFab P2 commences operation.
MayPSC begins production of high-density data flash in its 300mm fab.
2006JanPSC signs MOU with Macronix for the purchase of 12M Fab.
FebPSC Licenses AG-AND Flash Memory Technology from Renesas Technology Corporation.
DecElpida and PSC sign agreement to establish DRAM Joint Venture in Taiwan.
2007JunPSC groundbreaks its Research & Testing Center.
OctPSC and Elpida's Joint Venture, Rexchip, begins Fab R1 operations
2008AprPSC Fab 8A spun off as Maxchip Electronics Corp.
AprPSC establishes Joint Venture together with Japan's Renesas and Sharp, named Renesas SP, in order to focus on the LCD Driver market.
AprPSC groundbreaks Fab P4/P5, the company's forth and fifth 300mm fabs.