Elpida secures gov't approval for emergency fund injection

Elpida secures gov't approval for emergency fund injection

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Sakamoto, president of struggling chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 30 after his company secured government approval to receive 30 billion yen (about $312 million) in emergency investment under a new financial aid program introduced amid the global recession.

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