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<title>Micron to acquire Apple supplier Elpida in memory shakeup</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/03/micron.to.become.number.2.memory.maker.in.the.world/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/elpidaddr3-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[US-based Micron Technology has entered into an agreement to acquire bankrupt Japanese DRAM maker Elpida for $2.5 billion, according to Digitimes. Elpida is remains a key component supplier for Apple's new iPad and iPhone 4S, and will propel Micron to the number 2 position in memory chip fabrication behind only Samsung with a 24 percent share of the global market. Like a number of its Japanese comp...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samsung and HTC stock nosedive, both thanks to Apple</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/16/samsung.and.htc.shares.suffer.at.the.hands.of.apple/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/htc-apple-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Samsung and HTC stock have both taken a hit thanks to separate actions instigated by Apple. Samsungís stock saw $10 billion wiped off its value following a report by DigiTimes indicating that Apple had placed a large order for DRAM from its struggling Japanese competitor Elpida. Separately, HTCís shares also slumped by over 6 percent following an Apple initiated ITC injunction being enforced by US...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Japanese chipmaker Elpida files for bankruptcy </title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/27/elpida.files.for.bankruptcy.protection.in.japan/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/elpidaddr3-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Despite recent efforts to team with Toshiba or partner with Micron, Japanese computer chipmaker has filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, The Register reported. The DRAM maker has debts that add up to 448 million yen ($5.6 million). In a statement, the company revealed its actions were made necessary by the falling prices of DRAM products due to competition and record yen values against the U...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Elpida, Toshiba may unite memory businesses</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/02/elpida.and.toshiba.could.make.memory.powerhouse/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/elpidaddr3-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Japanese memory firms Elpida and Toshiba were reported as talking to unite or even being pushed together.  Industry tips to Digitimes had the Japanese government acting as a broker to have Elpida match its RAM business with Toshiba's flash memory.  The government would hope to hedge against the incursions of Korean and American companies like Hynix, Intel, and Samsung....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Elpida samples 4Gb, fast DDR3 memory for phones, tablets</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/28/elpida.mobile.ram.twice.as.fast.as.before/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/elpidaddr3-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Elpida on Wednesday started shipping test samples of some of the world's first four-gigabit (512MB), low-power DDR3 memory for mobile devices.  The storage is both high capacity but also uses a new technique known as Wide IO to dramatically improve the speed.  By moving to an "x512-bit" bandwidth, it would leap to as much as 12.8GB per second, or about 10 times more than usual....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Intellectual Ventures sues again, targets Motorola</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/gavel-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Intellectual Ventures swung back into its patent lawsuit campaign by targeting Motorola Mobility, with the company now filing a patent infringement complaint (PDF) in the US District Court of Delaware. According to the company's Chief Litigation Counsel Melissa Finocchio said Intellectual Ventures and Motorola Mobility weren't able to reach a licensing agreement after lengthy negotiations. It thus...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple ups flash orders from Japan to reduce need for Samsung</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/09/21/apple.taps.elpida.toshiba.for.more.flash.and.ram/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple said putting $1b into Sharp LCD plant for iPad, iPhone</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/iphone4-17.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Industry contacts divulged early Wednesday that Apple was investing $1 billion into a Sharp LCD plant.  The proposed deal would guarantee a steady supply of screens for iPads and iPhones, Reuters said.  It would combine with a now supposedly corroborated investment in Toshiba to the same ends....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Intellectual Ventures sues Best Buy, Dell, HP, memory makers</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/gavel-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Intellectual Ventures late Monday continued a string of lawsuits against technology firms with a new lawsuit (below) claiming companies violate five patents for system memory.  The complaint hits direct memory part suppliers such as Adata, Elpida, Hynix, and Kingston but also some of their customers, such as Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Logitech.  Even Best Buy and Walmart, stores merely selling the ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Moto Atrix 4G teardown shows extremely easy repair</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/02/22/moto.atrix.4g.torn.down.by.ifixit/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1102/motoatrix4g-teardown.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new teardown of the just shipping Atrix 4G has uncovered a very easy-to-fix design.  The iFixit deconstruction shows a device that has relatively little glue and is fairly easily disassembled with just a few screws and clips.  Unlike the iPhone 4 and many other phones, the LCD also isn't fused to the glass, making a fix cheaper in the event of a drop....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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