Short Take: Chipsets manufactured for NEC memory chips

Three Taiwanese firms will manufacture chipsets compatible with high-speed NEC DRAM beginning in January, according to NEC. Acer Laboratories, Silicon Integrated Systems, and VIA Technologies will produce chipsets designed for NEC's "virtual channel memory" DRAM, which is capable of processing data 40 percent faster than conventional memory chips, Reuters reported.

Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

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Three Taiwanese firms will manufacture chipsets compatible with high-speed DRAM beginning in January, according to NEC. Acer Laboratories, Silicon Integrated Systems, and VIA Technologies will produce chipsets designed for NEC's "virtual channel memory" DRAM, which is capable of processing data 40 percent faster than conventional memory chips, Reuters reported.