Sony confirms acquisition of Japanese factory producing Wii U’s eDRAM
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Sony has officially announced its acquisition of a Japanese factory operated by Renesas Electronics, the plant which produces Wii U’s embedded DRAM. Going forward, the factory will be known as the Yamagata Technology Center under Sony Semiconductor Corp.
Renesas will need to transfer its Tsuruoka assets to Sony by March 31. Sony Semiconductor Corp. will still produce some semiconductors (which may include Wii U’s eDRAM chip) “for a certain period of time,” but will eventually move manufacturing to its Naka plant or completely cease production.
Sony in talks to acquire factory that produces Wii U’s eDRAM
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments
A few months ago, there were reports that Renesas Electronics would be shutting down its plants, including one that handles Wii U’s embedded DRAM. However, a few Japanese sources such as Nihon Keizai Shimbu, Toyo Keizai, Nikkei, Reuters, Sankei Digital, Mainichi and Asahi Digital say Sony could end up acquiring the Tsuruoka plant. Indeed: that’s where Wii U’s eDRAM is produced.
Japanese outlets claim that the acquisition could begin as early as next week. Sony appears to be interested in Renesas Electronics so that it can enhance production of its CMOS sensors for smartphones.
When news first emerged of Renesas’ potential closure, Nintendo said at the time that Wii U production would not be affected.
