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Numonyx<sup>TM</sup> is the name of a pending independent semiconductor company focused on flash memories, to be formed by [http://www.intel.com Intel Corporation], [http://www.st.com STMicroelectronics] and [http://www.franciscopartners.com Francisco Partners]. |
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==History== |
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The new company was officially announced on May 22, 2007. Two months later, its name was mentioned publicly.<ref>[http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20070719corp.htm Intel press release, July 19, 2007] </ref><ref> [http://www.st.com/stonline/press/news/year2007/c2544c.htm STMicroelectronics press release, July 19, 2007]</ref><ref> {{cite news|url=http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201200081&cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_newsRSS|publisher=EE Times|date=July 19, 2007|last=LaPedus|first=Mark|title=Intel-ST flash spin-off named 'Numonyx'}}</ref><ref> {{cite news|url=http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=20464|EFYTimes|date=July 20, 2007|title=Intel-ST Flash Memory Joint Venture Named Numonyx}}</ref> |
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Numonyx<sup>TM</sup>, being created from the key assets of businesses that in 2006 generated approximately $3.6 billion in combined annual revenue, will focus on supplying non-volatile memory solutions for a variety of consumer and industrial devices including cellular phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, computers and other high-tech equipment. |
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Brian Harrison, Mario Licciardello and Alberto Boetti are CEO and COO of the new company. |
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The new company will combine key research and development, manufacturing and sales and marketing assets of Intel and STMicroelectronics into a streamlined worldwide structure with the scale to produce cost-effective and innovative non-volatile memory solutions. With STMicroelectronics and Intel contributing more than 40 years of combined experience in non-volatile memory technology development, including next-generation phase-change memory, the company will be well positioned to both serve its customers with complete memory solutions and accelerate the move to future non-volatile memory technologies. |
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Numonyx<sup>TM</sup> will be managed by [http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/bios/bharrison.htm Brian Harrison, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Flash Memory Group and CEO-designate for Numonyx], and [http://www.st.com/stonline/company/bio/licciard.htm Mario Licciardello, corporate vice president and general manager of STMicroelectronics’ Flash Memories Group and COO-designate for Numonyx.] |
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Numonyx will be headquartered in Switzerland and incorporated in the Netherlands with research and manufacturing locations around the world and approximately 8,000 employees. The company will also benefit from a worldwide sales force. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 09:51, 5 September 2007
Numonyx is a recent joint venture of Intel and STMicroelectronics. The company manufactures non-volatile computer memories such as NOR and NAND Flash memories for wireless communications. It also develops next-generation memories such as phase-change memories. Numonyx is headquartered in Geneva and incorporated in the Netherlands. It has nine main research and manufacturing locations around the world and approximately 8,000 employees.[1][2][3][4][5]
NumonyxTM is the name of a pending independent semiconductor company focused on flash memories, to be formed by Intel Corporation, STMicroelectronics and Francisco Partners.
NumonyxTM, being created from the key assets of businesses that in 2006 generated approximately $3.6 billion in combined annual revenue, will focus on supplying non-volatile memory solutions for a variety of consumer and industrial devices including cellular phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, computers and other high-tech equipment.
The new company will combine key research and development, manufacturing and sales and marketing assets of Intel and STMicroelectronics into a streamlined worldwide structure with the scale to produce cost-effective and innovative non-volatile memory solutions. With STMicroelectronics and Intel contributing more than 40 years of combined experience in non-volatile memory technology development, including next-generation phase-change memory, the company will be well positioned to both serve its customers with complete memory solutions and accelerate the move to future non-volatile memory technologies.
NumonyxTM will be managed by Brian Harrison, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Flash Memory Group and CEO-designate for Numonyx, and Mario Licciardello, corporate vice president and general manager of STMicroelectronics’ Flash Memories Group and COO-designate for Numonyx.
Numonyx will be headquartered in Switzerland and incorporated in the Netherlands with research and manufacturing locations around the world and approximately 8,000 employees. The company will also benefit from a worldwide sales force.
References
- ^ Intel press release, May 22, 2007
- ^ STMicroelectronics press release, May 22, 2007
- ^ Ames, Ben (May 22, 2007). "Intel, STMicroelectronics merge flash units". InfoWorld.
- ^ Brenn, Max (July 20, 2007). "Intel's New Flash Memory Company Named Numonyx". eFluxMedia.
- ^ "Intel to Form a Flash Memory Venture With a Swiss Company". New York Times. May 23, 2007.