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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Elpida Memory Incorporated filed for bankruptcy protection today in the largest manufacturing corporate failure since WWII. The filing resulted from the company’s inability to refinance debts, which total US $5.5 billion.
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Japan’s last remaining DRAM manufacturer, Elpida Memory Inc., presented a broad based recovery plan based on a partnership with Micron Technologies and Nanya Technologies in a meeting with lenders on Wednesday.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
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A story in Yomiuri Shinbun reports that financially stressed Elpida is in discussions with U.S. based Micron Technology and Taiwan based Nanya Technology.
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HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Elpida announced its first high-speed non-volatile resistance memory [ReRAM] prototype. The prototype was fabricated using 50nm process and consists of a 64Mb array making it the highest density prototype thus far.
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BUSINESS, HARDWARE
NEWS
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Elpida Memory announced that Akita Elpida Memory Inc., packaging and testing facility resumed operation as electrical power supply recovered. Factory was down since the quake on March 11.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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The bad news is that memory suppliers have outdone themselves once again and have stepped off the proverbial cliff [almost on cue]. The good news is that this may be perfect timing for the solid state storage market.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Japan’s Elpida Memory Inc. and Sharp Corp. announced the formation of a Resistive RAM [ReRAM] development program which promises commercial devices as early as 2013, reported Nikkei Business Daily.
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