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That is what some of the top executives in the U.S. computer chip industry said Thursday about the possibility of the Capital Region becoming the next Silicon Valley or Austin, Texas, where multiple chip "fabs" have been built and the technology sector grew for decades at a feverish pace.

Shares in Renesas Electronics fell more than 11 percent on Monday to a record low after news it will sell loss-making operations and cut at least 12,000 jobs as Japan's chip sector grapples with its biggest shake-out in a decade.

The company that Elpida displaced from the third rank was Micron Technology, which is likely to acquire Elpida.

In one of the more ironic developments ever to transpire in the dynamic random access memory market, now bankrupt Elpida Memory in the first quarter managed to outperform the overall industry and its close competitors, allowing it to rise one position to take the third rank among global suppliers.

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Semiconductor companies are those that create the products that enable the technology that consumers know and love today.

Taiwan LED manufacturers are looking to replace sapphire substrates with silicon substrates to produce LED epitaxial chips, which will help with mass production and lowering costs of the chips as well as lower prices for LED lighting.

Micron Technology has begun sampling its first DDR4 DRAM module, with plans to begin volume product in Q4 2012.

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The market for dynamic random access memory is expected to partially reverse the drastic losses it incurred in 2011 and achieve revenue growth this year, the result of balanced supply and demand following the exit of major manufacturer Elpida Memory , says IHS iSuppli .

Reports of Apple placing large chip orders with Elpida Memory may only signify the company's attempts to diversify its supply partners and not affect the larger chip market, analysts say.

Samsung Electronics Co.'s stock took a hit, tumbling more than 6 percent Wednesday and causing it to lose $10 billion in value.

A combination of factors helped rip a chunk out of Samsung's market capitalization as its shares fell over 6 percent Wednesday, reacting primarily to reports that Apple had placed large chip orders to Japanese rival "Samsung shares were already facing pressure since offshore investors began cutting back on risk during the latest streak of ... (more)

Micron Technology is in the news this week because of the likelihood that the company will soon be the rehabilitation sponsor for Elpida Memory.

Powerchip Technology has unveiled plans to reduce its paid-in capital by 60%, or about NT$33.24 billion , to NT$22.16 billion in order to improve the net worth of its stock, according to the company.

Micron Technology, Inc. , today confirmed it is engaged in discussions with Elpida Memory, Inc.'s trustees to acquire Elpida's business.

NEW YORK, NY -- -- 05/09/12 -- Memory chip makers with a strong presence in the NAND flash market have been the strongest performers in the industry.

Micron Technology, Inc. , one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that Glen Hawk, vice president of their NAND Solutions Group, will address financial analysts attending the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, May 9 at 2:45 p.m. PT/5:45 p.m. ET.

Micron Technology, Inc. Press release Micron Announces Its First Fully Functional DDR4 DRAM Module Volume Production to Begin This Year BOISE, Idaho, 2012-05-07 14:00 CEST -- Micron Technology, Inc.

Micron Technology won the right to negotiate exclusively to buy Elpida Memory Inc after offering more than 200 billion yen for the failed Japanese chipmaker, a source with direct knowledge of the deal said, paving the way for the U.S. company to more than double its global market share.