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64k RAMs in Europe
64k RAMs in Europe Hitachi have started production of 64k dynamic RAMs in Europe. Their new factory in Landshut, north of Munich, West Germany, has a capacity for 1M devices per month. The plant employs around 100 people. Hitachi have other plants in the US and Japan and claim a worldwide production rate of 1M 64k RAMs per month. The new European plant is presently producing the RAMs at a rate of about 10 000 per month. UK Marketing Manager for Hitachi, Nigel Simpson, says that this capacity will be expanded as the demand for their product increases. Simpson estimates that the European 64k RAM market will be some 6M units during 198:2. The reasons for Hitachi's entrance into the European manufacturing arean are two-fold. Non-EEC produced devices are normally liable to a 17 per cent duty tariff. Now Hitachi will be able to pass on the import duty saving onto their customers. It is also, according to Simpson, to provide a better service to the everexpanding European memory market. Hitachi expect to start sampling their 256k RAM in the fourth quarter of 1982 in Japan. The route to full production is similar to that of the 64k device, which the company were
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sampling two years ago in Japan. On this time scale, the German plant should be producing the 256k device by the middle of 1984.
Japan/Europe deal Toshiba and SGS/ATES have signed a five-year technical colaboration agreement. The European company entered in to the agreement to strengthen their positim~ in CMOS manufacturing. SGS/ATES will receive two high density CMOS processesand will gain access to all Toshiba products made using these advanced technologies. These include static CMOS, CMOS microprocessors, gate arrays, advanced logic circuits and other ICs. Rockwell International Corp., and NCR Corp., have announced the signing of a microelectronic technology exchange agreement covering certain devices. This agreement includes alternate sourcing arrangements for selected NMOS and CMOS devices. Intel Corp., Intersil Inc. and General Electric Company (US) have entered into a five-year technological agreement. The agreeme'nt covers Intel's high density CMOS process, their 80C51 single-chip microcomputer and products to be developed by Intersil and GEC (US).
I ntel will provide CMOS process and design information to enable Intersil to manufacture the 80C51 and custom products designed by GE for the CMOS process. Intel will receive design information needed to manufacture Intersil and GE-designed standard and custom products built on the CMOS process.
Data General appoint Coin Data General have announced the appointment of Coin Electronic Systems as their second stock-holding distributor in preparation for the launch of the Enterprise microcomputer. Coin will be responsible for setting up a dealer network in the south of England. The company already has some experience in marketing computer products through independent dealers. Compact Accounting Services have signed an initial agreement with a Tokyo company. Yaskawa Information Systems will market Compact's products both internally for the Japanese domestic market and to manufacturers to market products overseas. Yaskawa expect to achieve sales of Y 9M in the first year from Compact's products. The product Yaskawa think will cause the most interest is Nucleus, a CP/Msystem generator that can run on most 8-bit machines.
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sampling two years ago in Japan. On this time scale, the German plant should be producing the 256k device by the middle of 1984.
Japan/Europe deal Toshiba and SGS/ATES have signed a five-year technical colaboration agreement. The European company entered in to the agreement to strengthen their positim~ in CMOS manufacturing. SGS/ATES will receive two high density CMOS processesand will gain access to all Toshiba products made using these advanced technologies. These include static CMOS, CMOS microprocessors, gate arrays, advanced logic circuits and other ICs. Rockwell International Corp., and NCR Corp., have announced the signing of a microelectronic technology exchange agreement covering certain devices. This agreement includes alternate sourcing arrangements for selected NMOS and CMOS devices. Intel Corp., Intersil Inc. and General Electric Company (US) have entered into a five-year technological agreement. The agreeme'nt covers Intel's high density CMOS process, their 80C51 single-chip microcomputer and products to be developed by Intersil and GEC (US).
I ntel will provide CMOS process and design information to enable Intersil to manufacture the 80C51 and custom products designed by GE for the CMOS process. Intel will receive design information needed to manufacture Intersil and GE-designed standard and custom products built on the CMOS process.
Data General appoint Coin Data General have announced the appointment of Coin Electronic Systems as their second stock-holding distributor in preparation for the launch of the Enterprise microcomputer. Coin will be responsible for setting up a dealer network in the south of England. The company already has some experience in marketing computer products through independent dealers. Compact Accounting Services have signed an initial agreement with a Tokyo company. Yaskawa Information Systems will market Compact's products both internally for the Japanese domestic market and to manufacturers to market products overseas. Yaskawa expect to achieve sales of Y 9M in the first year from Compact's products. The product Yaskawa think will cause the most interest is Nucleus, a CP/Msystem generator that can run on most 8-bit machines.
microprocessors and microsystems