Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology Inc.('ESMT'), a Taiwan-based memory IC design company, was founded by Dr. Chao in June 1998.
Elite has initially defined ourselves as a provider of various memory ICs. In contrast to main memory, i.e., DRAM used for PCs, servers, and workstations, DRAM products focus on specialty DRAM memories, which are used in sectors such as PC peripherals, IA products, consumer products, optical devices, and communication devices. We have been positioning ourselves to
market a full range density (from 1Mb to 256Mb) and a wide variety of specialty DRAM products (including FPM, EDO, SDRAM, DDR, Mobile SD/DDR and etc.). Furthermore, in 2002 Elite entered the flash memory business. A number of NOR flash products, ranging from 2Mb to 32Mb with parallel and/or serial interface, are now available for mass production. To serve the rising market
demand of System-in-Package (SiP) and Multi-Chip-Package (MCP), ESMT has successfully established the Know-Good-Die (KGD) product line of above products.
In 2005, ESMT acquired Advanic, a Taiwan based analog and mixed signal design company. This extended its product line to mixed signal devices, including audio ADC/DAC and class D amplifier.