TDK said it has developed multilayer chip EMI filter arrays, the world's first noise countermeasure products for use in mobile terminals that can receive terrestrial digital broadcasts.

Dow Corning is the majority owner of Hemlock Semiconductor Corp., the world's largest provider of polycrystalline silicon. The Michigan-based concern last month announced plans for a $400 million-500 million expansion in capacity.

Capacitorless DRAM employs a floating body cell generated underneath of the gate insulator film to store data instead of a capacitor used in conventional DRAM.

Micronas had announced a definitive agreement to acquire WISchip, a provider of audio and video SoC IC and software solutions, implementing the latest- generation MPEG1/2/4, H.264 and VC-1 HDTV standards.

Earlier, Nanya Technology said Inotera's main board listing should take place early next year if regulatory approval is granted by the end of the year.

n seeking improved low-k film technology, they enhanced the quality of the low-k film by allocating dummy wiring to improve removal of moisture from the film. In doing so, they overcame the problem of poor drain characteristics in low-k film.

The new products include two DSP-based system-on-chips (SoC), multimedia codecs, application programming interfaces (APIs) and frameworks development tools.