NEC develops embedded FeRAM for smart card chips

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NEC Corp. has come up with embedded ferro-electric random access memory (FeRAM) for smart card LSIs intended to be 10,000 times faster while using up 10,000 times less energy than conventional EEP-ROMs. A prototype with integrated FeRAM and central processing unit (CPU) in a smart card controller that satisfies these goals has been built and tried successfully. The technology developments used cover a two-layer aluminum standard logic process that allows integration of the FeRAM, a FeRAM circuit modularization technology that enables it to have direct access to the CPU memory bus and a screening technology using an offset sense amplifier for detection of bad memory cells.

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Develops embedded ferro-electric random access memory for smart card LSIs intended to be 10,000 times faster & use less energy

Japan, NEC Corp.

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MOSEL VITALEC, Powerchip launch PC100 compliant 64Mb SDRAM

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MOSEL VITELIC and Powerchip, both of Taiwan, have introduced their respective PC100-compliant 64Mb SDRAMs. MOSEL VITELIC expects to start producing its PC100-based 64Mb SDRAM by the second or third quarter of 1998. Meanwhile, Powerchip, is likely to raise the power capacity of 64Mb SDRAM by up to four times through the use of a 0.25 um process. For its part, MOSEL is planning to raise its 64Mb SDRAM capacity by moving from a 0.25 um process to a 0.2 um process by the end of 1998, according to Rajit Shah, VP of worldwide marketing for MOSEL.

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With MOSEL VITELIC of Taiwan introduces own PC100-compliant 64Mb SDRAMs

Mosel Vitelic Corp. (San Jose, California), Powerchip Semiconductor Corp.

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Motorola makes foundry agreements

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Motorola Inc has signed deals with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) of Hsinchu, Taiwan, and with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing of Singapore and Hewlett-Packard Co of Palo Alto, CA, in its aim to further increase its outsourcing to foundries. TSMC will manufacture a broad range of Motorola products based on 0.25-micrometer and 0.35- micrometer technology. The other deal involves licensing of Motorola's HiPerMOS technology to Chartered and HP.

United States, Singapore, Strategic alliances, Semiconductor Devices, Motorola Inc., Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing

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