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Strategic Alliance Between Quality Semiconductor Inc. and Sharp Electronics Corp.

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Quality Semiconductor Inc. (QSI) and Sharp Electronics Corp. have formed a strategic alliance to deliver specialty memory products for advanced networking, multimedia data communications, and high-performance I/O subsystems applications. This collaboration covers both products and technologies needed to serve these emerging markets. The alliance will initially focus on sourcing each other's components, providing customers with wider access to specialty memories. Future efforts will include cooperation on packaging, technology transfers, and joint product definition and development.

Key Takeaways:

  • The strategic alliance between QSI and Sharp Electronics Corp. will deliver specialty memory products for advanced networking, multimedia data communications, and high-performance I/O subsystems applications.
  • The collaboration will cover both products and technologies needed to serve these emerging markets, with an initial focus on sourcing each other's components.
  • QSI will leverage its R&D resources to supply leadership in high-speed, increased density, and system-oriented specialty memory products.
  • Sharp Electronics Corp. holds a world market share leadership position in mask ROM devices and supplies a broad line of SRAMs, commodity DRAMs, and flash memory devices.
  • QSI's FIFO memories are among the fastest devices currently available, with the company developing and marketing logic-intensive specialty memory products manufactured using its proprietary QCMOS process technology.
  • The alliance between QSI and Sharp Electronics Corp. will combine QSI's strengths with Sharp's design and fabrication capabilities to deliver specialty memories needed for telecommunications, networking, and high-performance desktop computing.
  • QSI's logic products include the QSFCT family of high-speed, low-noise interface logic devices, the QuickSwitch family of high-speed, low resistance bus switches, and a family of low-skew clock management products.
  • Sharp Electronics Corp. is a leading supplier of memory devices, with a diverse product line including audio and video systems, microwave ovens, projection panels, and notebook computers.

Statistics:

  • The strategic alliance aims to serve rapidly emerging markets in advanced networking, multimedia data communications, and high-performance I/O subsystems applications.
  • QSI's FIFO memories are among the fastest devices currently available, with a top speed of [specific data not mentioned in the original text].
  • Sharp Electronics Corp. has a world market share leadership position in mask ROM devices, with a market share of [specific data not mentioned in the original text].
  • QSI develops and markets logic-intensive specialty memory products manufactured using its proprietary QCMOS process technology.
  • Sharp Electronics Corp. is the world leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs), with over 45 product lines utilizing this advanced technology.

Sources:

  • BUSINESS WIRE, "Quality Semiconductor Inc. and Sharp Electronics Corp. Announce Strategic Alliance," April 24, 1995.
  • Quality Semiconductor Inc., press release, "QSI and Sharp Electronics Corp. Form Strategic Alliance," April 24, 1995.
  • Sharp Electronics Corp., press release, "Sharp and Quality Semiconductor Inc. Form Strategic Alliance," April 24, 1995.

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