The latest investment is aimed at helping Elpida accelerate production of DDR2 SDRAM (double-date rate synchronous DRAM) chips for use with a new Intel microprocessor targeted at high-performance PCs and servers.
The capital will enable Elpida to boost monthly production of 300mm wafers at its production line, to 16,000 wafers by early next year from 3,000 at NEC’s plant in Hiroshima, western Japan. In late August, Elpida said it would create a new subsidiary to integrate the line Elpida already owns at NEC’s Hiroshima plant with the rest of the facility. The unit was launched September 1.
Source: Computerwire
