Elpida Karali (Greek: Ελπίδα; English translation: Hope) is a Greek singer, being a two-times entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest. She represented Greece in 1979 with the song Sokratis which was placed 8th. In 1986 she sang for Cyprus and came 20th (and last) with Tora Zo. She was one of the most popular female singers in Greece in the 1970s and 1980s. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Eurovision redirects here. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on March 31, 1979 in Jerusalem. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 3, 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. ... Tora Zo (Greek script: ΤώÏα ζω, English translation: Now I Live) was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Greek by Elpida. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...
Elpida announced its intention to IPO last October, though it had been on the cards for some time.
Elpida has been at the forefront of DDR 2 SDRAM production, having secured investment on the basis of its work from the likes of Intel and Kingston Technology.
Elpida is some way to achieving that target: today posted net income of ¥6.5bn ($61.6m) for the six months to 30 September 2004, up from a ¥17.6bn ($166.8m) loss in the year-ago half.
Elpida cited market estimates from Semico Research Corp., which places the company now at No.6 in the DRAM market ranking with 5.1% of the worldwide revenues.
Elpida said it is now taking steps with the planned investments to increase 300-mm fab capacity in Hiroshima so that it will climb back up in the DRAM rankings and take 15% of the market share by 2006.
Elpida also announced a technology and DRAM foundry alliance with Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., including plans to introduce 100-nm (0.10-micron) processes for volume production on 300-mm wafers in 2004 (see March 4 story).
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