According to EBNews, the president of Elpida Memory Inc., NEC-Hitachi's joint DRAM venture, is complaining that the licensing fees it is paying to Rambus Inc. According to EBNews, the president of Elpida Memory Inc., NEC-Hitachi's joint DRAM venture, is complaining that the licensing fees it is paying to Rambus Inc. are putting his company at a competitive disadvantage with memory makers who have challenged Rambus' patent claims. Estimates are that Rambus fees add 2 to 3 percent to costs, and the Elpida executive says it may be time to "renegotiate."...

Elpida in DRAM contract-manufacturing talks with Taiwan foundries. elpida in dram contract. According to the Electronic Business News (EBN) website, Japan-based DRAM maker Elpida Memory confirmed that it has begun contract-manufacturing talks with Taiwanese semiconductor firms. According to the Electronic Business News (EBN) website, Japan-based DRAM maker Elpida Memory confirmed that it has begun contract-manufacturing talks with Taiwanese semiconductor firms....

Intel asked to invest in Elpida. intel asked to invest in elpida. NEC and Hitachi are in talks with Intel to seek the chip giant's investment in their DRAM joint venture, Elpida Memory, reported Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun. NEC and Hitachi are in talks with Intel to seek the chip giant's investment in their DRAM joint venture, Elpida Memory, reported Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun...

DDR400: Elpida gains Intel validation, Micron announces availability. ddr400 elpida gains intel validation. Elpida Memory on Wednesday joined DRAM rivals in announcing that its 256Mbit DDR400 is currently available and has passed Intel's validation. Elpida Memory on Wednesday joined DRAM rivals in announcing that its 256Mbit DDR400 is currently available and has passed Intel's validation....

Elpida to move up 0.10-micron production to fiscal 2Q. elpida to move up 0. Japan's Elpida Memory is set to move up the start of 0.10-micron production by three quarters to the fiscal second quarter (July-September) of 2003, the Dempa Shimbun cited the company as saying. Japan's Elpida Memory is set to move up the start of 0.10-micron production by three quarters to the fiscal second quarter (July-September) of 2003, the Dempa Shimbun cited the company as saying....

Kingston lands module-making orders from Elpida. kingston lands module. Elpida Memory, outsourcing DRAM production to Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), has given its module-making orders to US-based Kingston Technology. Elpida Memory, outsourcing DRAM production to Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), has given its module-making orders to US-based Kingston Technology....

Elpida PC2700 SO DIMMs 1-Gigabyte Modules Now Available. elpida pc2700 so dimms 1. Elpida announced the availability of high-density 1GB, 512MB and 256MB PC2700 Small-Outline Dual In-line Memory Modules (SO DIMMs). Elpida announced the availability of high-density 1GB, 512MB and 256MB PC2700 Small-Outline Dual In-line Memory Modules (SO DIMMs). The 1-Gigabyte modules are based on Elpida's 0.11 micron, 512 Megabit (x8), DDR333B SDRAMs in Elpida's proprietary Tape Carrier Package (TCP); the 512 MegaByte modules utilize Elpida's 256 Megabit (x8) 333 MHz DDR SDRAM devices, also in TCP packages; and the 256 MegaByte modules use Elpida's 256 Megabit (x16) 333 MHz DDR SDRAM devices in standard TSOP packages. High-speed data transfers are accomplished by the 2-bit prefetch-pipelined DDR SDRAM architecture, and 2.5 voltage operation is achieved using Elpida's 0.11 micron process technology. ...

Intel offers Elpida $100m to drive DDR 2 production. intel offers elpida. Intel have announced that they will be investing $100 million in Japanese DRAM manufacturer Elpida, allowing them to pool their resources in creating new DRAM architectures, specifically DDR2. Intel have announced that they will be investing $100 million in Japanese DRAM manufacturer Elpida, allowing them to pool their resources in creating new DRAM architectures, specifically DDR2....

Elpida samples 256Mb mobile SDRAM. elpida samples 256mb mobile sdram. Memory maker Elpida has begun sampling its 0.11 micron 256Mb SDRAM chips for mobile systems. Memory maker Elpida has begun sampling its 0.11 micron 256Mb SDRAM chips for mobile systems. Elpida claims each chip consumes just 35 per cent of the power that a multi-chip package based on two 128Mb devices requires....