Micron Bids for Japan’s Bankrupt Elpida (MU, INTC)

Digitimes also reports that Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Toshiba, Globalfoundries, and others are considering making offers for Elpida. The first round of bidding is expected later this month, with a final round due in April.

The report from Digitimes suggests that some serious effort may be put forward by Japan to retain Elpida in the Japanese tent. The country is interested in maintaining a presence in the next big development in semiconductor manufacturing — integrating CPU, GPU, NAND flash, and mobile DRAM chips into one chip.