Cisco and Dell to Define Future Memory Requirements at Semico Impact Forum, Nov. 14 in San Jose.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2002 Semico Research Corp., joined by industry leaders Cisco, Dell, Tessera tessera: see mosaic. , Intel and Samsung Semiconductor, will host a new event focused on the rapidly changing DRAM and flash memory markets. The forum will focus on key memory market forecasts and examine the trends, technologies and platform issues that are driving memory requirements and dictating transitions. "As dominant players in the communications, networking and computing computing - computer markets, Cisco and Dell are among the key consumers of DRAM and flash memories," said Sherry Garber, senior vice president at Semico. "As platforms evolve to meet the challenge of next generation power and performance requirements, these two companies will play a significant role in determining the transitions to new memory technologies and standards." The Semico Impact Forum is a key opportunity for flash and DRAM manufacturers, as well as computing, networking and communications OEMs, to gain vital perspectives for strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. . "The flash market in particular is poised to jump from an oversupply o·ver·sup·ply n. pl. o·ver·sup·plies A supply in excess of what is appropriate or required. tr.v. o·ver·sup·plied, o·ver·sup·ply·ing, o·ver·sup·plies to an undersupply un·der·sup·ply n. pl. un·der·sup·plies A supply smaller than what is appropriate or required. tr.v. un·der·sup·plied, un·der·sup·ply·ing, un·der·sup·plies ," said Jim Handy, director of non-volatile memory Refers to memory chips that hold their content without power being applied. It may refer to chips that are not changeable, such as ROMs and PROMs, or to chips that can be rewritten many times such as flash memory. at Semico. "This is going to have a tremendous impact on how OEMs manage relationships with suppliers. As more flash manufacturers dive into the market to meet the burgeoning demand, it will also be important that they do not repeat mistakes by the DRAM manufacturers." Also providing vital perspectives will be Tessera and Samsung Semiconductor. Robust R&D and a host of key enabling technologies will be required to deliver on the promise of lower power consumption, and an aggressive price-performance profile. "We are looking forward to a very exciting and informative event," said Greg Fawson, director, program development, at Semico. "As the industry continues to navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. through challenging times, we feel it is imperative to address the underlying technology and platform issues as well as the fundamental market and business issues which impact our strategic planning." More information on the Semico Impact Forum can be found at http://www.semico.com/impact/welcome.htm. |
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