Dan:
I disagree entirely.
Elpida will take over the PRODUCT LINES (read sales) and design, but not PRODUCTION. Those will remain in the hands of the parent companies (NEC and Hitachi) for the foreseeable future. From the horses mouth:
<<About Elpida Memory, Inc.
Elpida Memory, Inc. (formerly NEC-Hitachi Memory, Inc.) is a global corporation with its headquarters based in Tokyo, Japan, and sales and marketing operations to be located in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia. Elpida Memory was officially formed on December 20th, 1999. Research and development operations were merged from NEC and Hitachi on April 1, 2000, and SALES AND MARKETING OPERATIONS will commence on January, 2001. Elpida Memory’s entire product line-up will be marketed under the Elpida brand name and will include DRAM devices and modules inherited from both NEC and Hitachi, as well as products designed and developed by Elpida as they become available for production. The company is currently involved in developing leading-edge DRAM products based on 0.13-micron process technology. ELPIDA'S MAIN DRAM PRODUCTION CENTERS ARE LOCATED AT BOTH NEC Hiroshima and Hitachi Nippon Steel Semiconductor Singapore.>> (my caps)
semiconductor.hitachi.com
Of course, my posting this is redundant, because you already knew this. Try coming over from the dark side, Dan.
From the same PR:
"...Development of other higher density SDRAM and DDR SDRAM, as well as Rambus DRAM and Virtual Channel Memory products, is also ongoing...."
I smell money, money, money <VBG>
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