Capacitorless DRAM employs a floating body cell generated underneath of the gate insulator film to store data instead of a capacitor used in conventional DRAM.

Micronas had announced a definitive agreement to acquire WISchip, a provider of audio and video SoC IC and software solutions, implementing the latest- generation MPEG1/2/4, H.264 and VC-1 HDTV standards.

Earlier, Nanya Technology said Inotera's main board listing should take place early next year if regulatory approval is granted by the end of the year.

n seeking improved low-k film technology, they enhanced the quality of the low-k film by allocating dummy wiring to improve removal of moisture from the film. In doing so, they overcame the problem of poor drain characteristics in low-k film.

The new products include two DSP-based system-on-chips (SoC), multimedia codecs, application programming interfaces (APIs) and frameworks development tools.