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There have been recent reports that struggling Japanese memory maker Elpida Memory Inc.
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Of the Elpida prototype he says: "Clearly they've made a significant advance, but others are hot on their heels".
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Elpida Memory said its semiconductor assembly facility in Yamagata has been damaged and that it also is having power issues.
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Elpida has already fallen into the hands of a competitor, and Renesas is saddled with a debt that will be hard to work down.
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Elpida also owns a 300 mm DRAM fab in Hiroshima, Japan.
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Applied Materials' customers include Samsung Group, ASM International, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Elpida Memory, Inotera Memories, Photronics, Powerchip Semiconductor and Semiconductor Manufacturing International, according to Revere Data.
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In Tokyo, shares of Elpida Memory Inc. rallied 6.6% after the Yomiuri Shimbun said the chip maker would seek a capital tie-up with U.S. firm Micron Technology Inc.
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With its acquisition of Elpida Memory, which is expected to complete by the first half of 2013, we believe Micron is in a good position to leverage growing demand for memory products.
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Elpida owns a 65% stake in Rexchip.
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