INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS

Macronix International Co., LTD.

Macronix is a leading provider of innovative Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) semiconductor solutions.

We are delighted to announce that Macronix International Co., LTD., is now the corporate sponsor of the prestigious OCPA Outstanding Young Researcher Award (Macronix Prize). The donation to support the OYRA (Macronix Prize) is made through the Macronix Education Foundation.

Macronix is a leading semiconductor company, based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, with a strong position in nonvolatile memory integrated circuits, including ROM (read-only memory), NOR Flash and NAND Flash memory products. Within the international semiconductor high-tech community, Macronix is well known for its strength in the research and development of innovative, cutting-edge products.

Macronix International Co., LTD., represents the first corporate sponsor of OCPA. It is our distinct pleasure to extend our warmest welcome to Macronix. On behalf of OCPA, we would like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation to Macronix Chairman and CEO, Mr. Miin Wu, for his foresight and generosity. Our sincere appreciation also extends to Dr. Chih Yuan Lu, President of Macronix, for his leadership in bringing this donation to a successful completion.

This is an auspicious beginning of a long term relationship. Let us help support it with the publicity it deserves.

Albert M. Chang and the OCPA Executive Council

Macronix Silicon Award has encouraged more than 7000 young students & teachers to exercise their creative R&D skills. That has contributed a lot to talent development and scientific research in Taiwan.

Over the past 10 years, more than 8300 students and teachers have participated in Macronix Science Award. It has been recognized as Taiwan “Nobel Prize” for high-school students.