Reportlinker Adds Semiconductor Memory: Technologies and Global Markets
NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Semiconductor Memory: Technologies and Global Markets
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THIS REPORT
Provides a comprehensive overview of the global market for semiconductor memory
Describes various non-volatile memory products including NAND FLASH, NOR FLASH and ferroelectric random access memories, volatile memories including dynamic random access memory, static random access memory and content addressable memory, and legacy technologies such as EPROM, EEPROM and non-volatile static random access memory
Contains global market forecasts for semiconductor memory, with trends and forecasts for growth through 2014
Looks at end-market demand by end-market products including personal computers and servers, wireless devices such as cell phones, consumer electronics, digital cameras, USB and personal drives and solid state storage drives
Discusses industry structure including key vendors, mergers and acquisitions, distribution of products, government regulation and industry trends.
Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION -- Complimentary
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1
REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY 2
SCOPE OF THE REPORT 3
INTENDED AUDIENCE 3
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES 4
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 4
RELATED REPORTS 5
BCC ONLINE SERVICES 5
DISCLAIMER 5
Chapter-2: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF OVERALL MEMORY TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS AND END USERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 6
SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF OVERALL MEMORY TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS AND END USERS, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 7
Chapter-3: OVERVIEW
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 8
THE ANATOMY OF MAINSTREAM SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PROCESSES 8
SEMICONDUCTORS AND THE PERIODIC TABLE 9
THE CARBON FAMILY 9
SILICON—THE DOMINANT SEMICONDUCTOR 10
SILICON, COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CMOS AND FABRICATION 11
MEMORY PACKAGING TECHNIQUES 12
DUAL IN LINE PACKAGE (DIL) 12
SINGLE IN LINE PIN PACKAGE (SIPP) 13
SINGLE IN LINE MEMORY MODULE (SIMM) 13
DUAL IN LINE MEMORY MODULE (DIMM) 14
SMALL OUTLINE DIMM (SO-DIMM) 14
ADVANCES IN MEMORY PACKAGING TECHNIQUES 14
Advances in Memory … (Continued) 15
Package Footprint Reduction: Chip Scale Package (CSP)/Wafer Level Packaging (WLP) 16
Size and Weight Efficiency 17
Ease of Implementation 17
Compatibility 17
Mismatch and Revision Elimination 17
Time to Market Reduction 17
Package-to-PCB Bonding: PGA 18
Lower Thermal Resistance and High Thermal Heat Dissipation 18
Better Signal Quality 18
High Reliability 18
Package-to-PCB Attachment/Bonding: BGA 19
High Density 19
Heat Conduction Efficiency 19
Low Inductance Leads 20
Die-to-Package Substrate Attachment/Bonding: FC 20
Size Efficiency 21
Speedy Interconnect 21
I/O Efficiency 21
Cost Benefits 21
Assembly Process Efficiency 21
Multi-Functional Integration on the Package: MCM 22
Better Performance 22
Improved Signal Quality 22
Size Reduction 22
Economic Advantages 23
Multi-Functional Integration on the Package: SiP 23
Size Efficiency 24
Performance Enhancement 24
Design and Review Flexibility 24
Cost Advantage 25
Reduced Time-to-Market 25
Multi-Functional Integration on the Package: PoP 25
Saving in Board Surface Area 25
Ease in System Design 26
Reduction in PCB Complexity 26
Enhanced Performance 26
Reduced Time-to-Market 26
INTRODUCTION TO THE MEMORY MARKET 26
TABLE 1 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF OVERALL MEMORY TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS AND END USERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 27
VOLATILE MEMORY 27
NONVOLATILE (NV) MEMORY 28
MAINSTREAM MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES 28
TABLE 2 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF MAINSTREAM MEMORY TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS AND END USERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 29
TABLE 3 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF MAINSTREAM MEMORY TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS AND END USERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 29
TABLE 4 ASP OF MAINSTREAM MEMORY TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS AND END USERS, 2007-2014 ($) 30
TABLE 5 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF MAINSTREAM MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 31
TABLE 6 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF MAINSTREAM MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 31
TABLE 7 ASP OF MAINSTREAM MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 32
FLASH MEMORY 33
NAND FLASH 34
MARKET ANALYSIS 34
TABLE 8 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF NAND FLASH CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 34
TABLE 9 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF NAND FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 34
TABLE 10 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF NAND FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 35
TABLE 11 GLOBAL ASP OF NAND FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 36
INTRODUCTION 36
TECHNOLOGY 37
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 38
Case Study—SanDisk 38
NOR FLASH 39
MARKET ANALYSIS 39
TABLE 12 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF NOR FLASH CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 39
TABLE 13 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF NOR FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 40
TABLE 14 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF NOR FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 41
TABLE 15 GLOBAL ASP OF NOR FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 41
INTRODUCTION 42
TECHNOLOGY 42
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 43
Case Study--Spansion 44
COMPARISON OF NAND AND NOR FLASH MEMORY 44
SHADOWING TECHNIQUES 45
EXECUTE IN PLACE (XIP) 46
DRAM 46
MARKET ANALYSIS 46
TABLE 16 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF DRAM CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 46
TABLE 17 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF DRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 47
TABLE 18 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF DRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 48
TABLE 19 GLOBAL ASP OF DRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 49
INTRODUCTION 49
TECHNOLOGY 50
Technology (Continued) 51
SDRAM 52
SDRAM (Continued) 53
SDRAM (Continued) 54
Embedded DRAMs (eDRAM) 55
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 56
Case Study IBM POWER7 57
Case Study--Hynix 57
Case Study--Elpida 58
STATIC RAM (SRAM) 58
MARKET ANALYSIS 58
TABLE 20 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF SRAM CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 58
TABLE 21 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF SRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 59
TABLE 22 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF SRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 60
TABLE 23 GLOBAL ASP OF SRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 61
INTRODUCTION 61
TECHNOLOGY 62
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 63
Case Study--MoSys 63
Case Study--NEC 63
SERIAL EEPROM 64
MARKET ANALYSIS 64
TABLE 24 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF SERIAL EEPROM CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS (MILLIONS) 64
TABLE 25 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF SERIAL EEPROM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 65
TABLE 26 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF SERIAL EEPROM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 66
TABLE 27 GLOBAL ASP OF SERIAL EEPROM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 67
INTRODUCTION 67
TECHNOLOGY 68
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 68
Case Study--ST 68
NEW AGE MEMORY 69
TABLE 28 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF NEW AGE MEMORY TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 70
TABLE 29 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF NEW AGE MEMORY TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 71
TABLE 30 ASP OF NEW AGE MEMORY TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, 2007-2014 ($) 72
TABLE 31 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF NEW AGE MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS ($ MILLIONS) 72
TABLE 32 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF NEW AGE MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 73
TABLE 33 ASP OF NEW AGE MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 74
NRAM 74
MARKET ANALYSIS 74
TABLE 34 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF NRAM CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 74
TABLE 35 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF NRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 75
TABLE 36 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF NRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 76
TABLE 37 GLOBAL ASP OF NRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 76
INTRODUCTION 77
TECHNOLOGY 77
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 78
MAGNETO-RESISTIVE RAM (MRAM) 78
MARKET ANALYSIS 78
TABLE 38 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF MRAM CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, 2007-2014 (MILLIONS) 79
TABLE 39 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF MRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 79
TABLE 40 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF MRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 80
TABLE 41 GLOBAL ASP OF MRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 81
INTRODUCTION 81
TECHNOLOGY 82
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 83
Case Study--Everspin 84
PHASE CHANGE RAM (PCRAM) 84
MARKET ANALYSIS 84
TABLE 42 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF PCRAM CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 85
TABLE 43 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF PCRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 85
TABLE 44 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF PCRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 86
TABLE 45 GLOBAL ASP OF PCRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 87
INTRODUCTION 87
TECHNOLOGY 87
Technology (Continued) 88
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 89
MOLECULAR RAM 90
MARKET ANALYSIS 90
TABLE 46 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF MOLECULAR RAM CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 90
TABLE 47 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF MOLECULAR RAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 91
TABLE 48 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF MOLECULAR RAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 91
TABLE 49 GLOBAL ASP OF MOLECULAR RAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 92
INTRODUCTION 92
TECHNOLOGY 92
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 93
Case Study--ZettaCore 93
FERROELECTRIC RAM (FERAM) 94
MARKET ANALYSIS 94
TABLE 50 GLOBAL VALUE AND VOLUME SALES OF FERAM CHIPSETS TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 94
TABLE 51 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF FERAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 95
TABLE 52 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF FERAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 96
TABLE 53 GLOBAL ASP OF FERAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY END APPLICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 97
INTRODUCTION 97
TECHNOLOGY 97
Technology (Continued) 98
APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS 99
Case Study—Toshiba 100
Chapter-4: GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
REGIONAL PROFILE 101
MAINSTREAM MEMORY 102
TABLE 54 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF MAINSTREAM MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 102
TABLE 55 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF MAINSTREAM MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 103
TABLE 56 ASP OF MAINSTREAM MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 103
NAND FLASH 104
TABLE 57 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF NAND FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 104
TABLE 58 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF NAND FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 104
TABLE 59 GLOBAL ASP OF NAND FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 105
NOR FLASH 106
TABLE 60 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF NOR FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 106
TABLE 61 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF NOR FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 106
TABLE 62 GLOBAL ASP OF NOR FLASH CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 107
DRAM 107
TABLE 63 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF DRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 108
TABLE 64 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF DRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 108
TABLE 65 GLOBAL ASP OF DRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 109
SRAM 109
TABLE 66 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF SRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 109
TABLE 67 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF SRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 110
TABLE 68 GLOBAL ASP OF SRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 111
SERIAL EEPROM 111
TABLE 69 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF SERIAL EEPROM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 111
TABLE 70 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF SERIAL EEPROM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 112
TABLE 71 GLOBAL ASP OF SERIAL EEPROM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 113
TABLE 72 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF NEW AGE MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 113
NEW AGE MEMORY 114
TABLE 73 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF NEW AGE MEMORY SHIPMENTS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 114
TABLE 74 ASP OF NEW AGE MEMORY CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 114
NRAM 115
TABLE 75 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF NRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 115
TABLE 76 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF NRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 116
TABLE 77 GLOBAL ASP OF NRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 116
MRAM 117
TABLE 78 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF MRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 117
TABLE 79 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF MRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 117
TABLE 80 GLOBAL ASP OF MRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 118
PCRAM 118
TABLE 81 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF PCRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 119
TABLE 82 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF PCRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 119
TABLE 83 GLOBAL ASP OF PCRAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 120
MOLECULAR RAM 120
TABLE 84 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF MOLECULAR RAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 121
TABLE 85 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF MOLECULAR RAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 121
TABLE 86 GLOBAL ASP OF MOLECULAR RAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 122
FERAM 122
TABLE 87 GLOBAL VALUE SALES OF FERAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 122
TABLE 88 GLOBAL VOLUME SALES OF FERAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 123
TABLE 89 GLOBAL ASP OF FERAM CHIPSETS CATEGORIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, 2007-2014 ($) 124
Chapter-5: STAKEHOLDERS
MEMORY MARKET PROFILE 125
QIMONDA AND THE INFLEXIBILITY OF THE MEMORY MARKET 125
STAKEHOLDER CLASSIFICATION 126
INTEGRATED DEVICE MANUFACTURERS (IDM) 126
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (OEM)/ MOTHERBOARD VENDORS 126
IP OWNERS 127
CHIPSET MANUFACTURERS 127
FABLESS COMPANIES 128
FOUNDRY OWNERS 128
STAKEHOLDER PROFILES 129
ATMEL CORPORATION 129
General Background 129
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 130
Outlook and Analysis 131
CROCUS TECHNOLOGY 131
General Background 131
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 131
Outlook and Analysis 132
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR 132
General Background 132
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 132
Initiatives Related … (Continued) 133
Outlook and Analysis 134
ELPIDA 134
General Background 134
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 134
Outlook and Analysis 135
EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGY 135
General Background 135
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 136
Outlook and Analysis 136
FUJITSU 136
General Background 136
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 137
Outlook and Analysis 137
HYNIX 137
General Background 137
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 138
Outlook and Analysis 138
IBM 139
General Background 139
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 139
Outlook and Analysis 140
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY (IDT) 140
General Background 140
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 141
Outlook and Analysis 141
INTEL 141
General Background 141
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 142
Outlook and Analysis 143
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. 143
General Background 143
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 143
Outlook and Analysis 144
MOSYS INC. 144
General Background 144
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 145
Outlook and Analysis 145
NANTERO INC. 145
General Background 145
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 145
Outlook and Analysis 146
NANYA 146
General Background 146
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 146
Outlook and Analysis 146
NEC ELECTRONICS 147
General Background 147
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 147
Outlook and Analysis 148
OVONYX 148
General Background 148
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 148
Outlook and Analysis 149
RAMBUS 149
General background 149
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 149
Outlook and Analysis 150
RAMTRON 150
General Background 150
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 150
Outlook and Analysis 151
RENESAS 151
General Background 151
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 152
Outlook and Analysis 153
SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR 153
General Background 153
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 153
Outlook and Analysis 154
SANDISK CORPORATION 155
General Background 155
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 155
Outlook and Analysis 155
SPANSION 156
General Background 156
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 156
Outlook and Analysis 156
ST MICROELECTRONICS 157
General Background 157
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 157
Outlook and Analysis 158
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (TSMC) 158
General Background 158
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 159
Outlook and Analysis 159
TOSHIBA 160
General Background 160
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 160
Outlook and Analysis 161
ZETTACORE 162
General Background 162
Initiatives Related to Mainstream Semiconductor and New Age Memory Technologies 162
Outlook and Analysis 162
Chapter-6: U.S. PATENT ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION 163
TRENDS BY FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES 164
TRENDS BY … (CONTINUED) 165
TRENDS BY … (CONTINUED) 166
TRENDS BY … (CONTINUED) 167
TABLE 90 U.S. PATENTS IN ADOPTION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES IN MAINSTREAM MEMORY BY PATENT CATEGORY, 1976–FEBRUARY 2010 (NUMBER OF PATENTS AWARDED) 168
TRENDS BY YEAR 168
TABLE 91 U.S. PATENT TRENDS IN ADOPTION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES IN MAINSTREAM MEMORY BY YEAR OF GRANT, 1976–FEBRUARY 2010 (NUMBER OF PATENTS AWARDED) 169
TRENDS BY COUNTRY 169
TABLE 92 SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS ON ADOPTION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES IN MAINSTREAM MEMORY—BY COUNTRY, 1976–FEBRUARY 2010 169
TABLE 92 (CONTINUED) 170
TRENDS BY ASSIGNEE 170
TABLE 93 LIST OF ASSIGNEES FOR U.S. PATENTS ON ADOPTION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES IN MAINSTREAM MEMORY, 1976–FEBRUARY 2010 171
TABLE 93 (CONTINUED) 172
TABLE 93 (CONTINUED) 173
TABLE 94 ASSIGNEES OF 10 OR MORE U.S. PATENTS ON ADOPTION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES IN MAINSTREAM MEMORY, 1976–FEBRUARY 2010 173
TABLE 94 (CONTINUED) 174
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