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Flash industry faces reshuffle STMicroelectronics and Intel will set up a new flash Numonyx?

Remember in May 22nd of this year, Intel, STMicroelectronics and FranciscoPartners company announced that it will jointly set up an independent semiconductor company news? Now it all comes true! Intel, STMicroelectronics and FranciscoPartners company announced on July 20th, the establishment of the semiconductor company named "Numonyx?". The Numonyx company is in the last year has created several key business units, a total of about $3 billion 600 million of income form, its business focus is for the majority of users and industry equipment provide nonvolatile storage solutions, covering mobile phone, MP3 player, digital camera, computer and other high-tech equipment.

Intel vice president and general manager, the first flash future CEO of Numonyx BrianHarrison said, "we hope for the industry to see, we are trying to create an important, flexible and full of vitality of the new company, to convey this information is better than the type for it to take a proper name. We are moving forward with the established schedule, which will be officially introduced to our customers later this year, and we are excited about it." New flash company name Numonyx is English word "mnemonics" (meaning help or promote memory technology) variant. If the Numonyx can be approved by the regulatory authorities and to achieve the terms of the transaction, the company expects to complete the transaction in the second half of 2007. Consistent with previously published information, the new company will be headquartered in switzerland.

STMicroelectronics vice president and general manager of the Department, the future flash Numonyx first chief operating officer MarioLicciardello said: "to declare the name of the new company so that we can gradually have a separate identity, this is a user and employees, both innovation and the efficiency of the system level storage solutions leader vendor identification. We are applying for the approval of the regulatory authorities, to establish the banner of this Numonyx is an important milestone in the development of the company." This year is a year of rapid development of flash memory industry. In particular, mobile phones, MP3, MP4, PSP, NDS burning card and other equipment hot, resulting in a great demand for flash memory. Intel's sense of smell is not sensitive. Of course, the joint STMicroelectronics, is a combination of complementary advantages. One can rely on Intel in the global brand reputation and market paving the way for sale, on the other hand, can be directly used by the semiconductor research and development. Competition is always good for consumers.