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In other memory news, NEC-Hitachi Memory, Inc., the DRAM joint venture company formed between NEC and Hitachi, has branded itself "Elpida Memory, Inc." According to the company, the name reflects a commitment to the pursuit of excellence represented by the ancient Greek root word "elpis" meaning "expectation," achieved by Dynamic Association with NEC and Hitachi. Alrighty then.
As the first stage in this ambitious plan, Elpida Memory began design operations from April 1, 2000, with the 200 engineers based at its development center in Sagamihara, Japan of memory products using a 0.13-micron design rule. Elpida has completed the development of the first of these products, a 256Mb DRAM that is half the size of equivalent current generation products based on a 0.18-micron rule, the world's smallest at this memory density.
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In other memory news, NEC-Hitachi Memory, Inc., the DRAM joint venture company formed between NEC and Hitachi, has branded itself "Elpida Memory, Inc." According to the company, the name reflects a commitment to the pursuit of excellence represented by the ancient Greek root word "elpis" meaning "expectation," achieved by Dynamic Association with NEC and Hitachi. Alrighty then.
As the first stage in this ambitious plan, Elpida Memory began design operations from April 1, 2000, with the 200 engineers based at its development center in Sagamihara, Japan of memory products using a 0.13-micron design rule. Elpida has completed the development of the first of these products, a 256Mb DRAM that is half the size of equivalent current generation products based on a 0.18-micron rule, the world's smallest at this memory density.
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