Look out...here comes Siemens...
Siemens spinoff aims to boost
DRAM market share
By Jack Robertson
MUNICH-- After spinning off from its parent,
Siemens Semiconductor intends to become the No.
4 global DRAM producer, Andreas von Zitzewitz,
president of the memory division, told SBN today.
Siemens, which currently has a 10% world market
share in DRAMs, is seeking a partner to join it and
hopefully double the share for the combined
companies, he said.
"The alliance could take one of several forms: a joint
venture, a cooperative agreement, or other
cooperation. The new chip company is talking with
many potential partners and any arrangement may
take some time," he said.
Despite a $700 million loss in its fiscal 1998, the
Siemens chip operation is now poised to take quick
advantage of any upturn in the DRAM market, von
Zitzewitz said."Three DRAM fabs-Dresden;
Richmond, Va.; and a joint venture in Taiwan with
Mosel-Vitelic-are now using 0.22- micron
processing, the most advanced in the memory
market," he said.
Gee, Micron = .21 micron, Siemens = .22 micron...yup, Micron still has a .01 advantage! pleessseee.... |
