Separately, Ramtron International Corp has signed a strategic manufacturing and marketing agreement with Rohm Co of Kyoto to expand the market for Ramtron’s Ferroelectric Random Access Memory in Japan. Phase One of the Rohm-Ramtron agreement begins immediately and says that Rohm will supply semiconductor underlayers to Ramtron, to which Ramtron will apply its patented FRAM memory technology; Rohm will distribute FRAM memory products in Japan under both the Ramtron and Rohm names; and Ramtron and Rohm will jointly develop new FRAM-based products, such as microcontrollers and custom products. Phase Two calls for joint manufacturing arrangements and the co-development of advanced FRAM products.
