Finalising an agreement to manufacture NOR flash memory, which the companies originally announced in July, Elpida Memory and Numonyx announced last week that they have formally signed a foundry agreement for Numonyx to use Elpida's 300mm wafer facility in Hiroshima.

This agreement gives Numonyx access to additional 300mm capacity while reducing the costs to make high-density NOR flash commonly used in mobile phones and embedded applications, the companies said.

The companies have already begun technology transfer and development activities for Elpida's Hiroshima Plant and said they are planning to have initial production by mid 2009.

Also, Elpida said it will allocate a portion of the plant's capacity of approximately 120,000 wafers per month to Numonyx for the production of both 65nm NOR flash products as well as NOR flash products on its upcoming 45nm process technology.

By Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior Editor - Electronic News

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