Date: 4th Aug 2010
Elpida to make new NAND flash based on
Spansion's MirrorBit charge-trapping tech
Elpida said it is going to manufacture more advanced NAND
flash chips by using the technology called MirrorBit charge-trapping
technology which it has licensed from Spansion. Elpida is
using its 300mm Hiroshima semiconductor wafer fab for making
these memory chips.
Elpida and Spansion are in for a deeper relationship to
share each other's resources to make both NAND as well as
NOR flash memory chips. Elpida with its advanced semiconductor
fabs and Spansion with its top-notch flash memory related
semiconductor IP expertise complement each other's requirements
to compete with Korean and Taiwanese Memory chip makers.
"The alliance with Spansion and the licensing of Spansion
NAND IP enable Elpida to develop advanced NAND products
which, when combined with our leading DRAM products, allows
us to better service markets including cellular handsets
and digital consumer," said Yukio Sakamoto, president
and chief executive officer of Elpida. "Spansion has
developed a very flexible, scalable Flash technology with
its MirrorBit charge-trapping technology. We're excited
about joint NAND development and the potential for further
collaboration in NOR Flash memory."
"Collaborating with Elpida furthers Spansion's strategy,"
said John Kispert, president and CEO, Spansion. "The
joint NAND development activity and foundry agreement allows
Spansion to efficiently expand its product offerings and
bring additional value to our customers."
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