03/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 2 December, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to a planned merger of two Japanese companies, Renesas Technology and NEC Electronics Corporation (NEC-EL, jointly owned by Hitachi Ltd and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation). Renesas and NEC-EL manufacture semiconductors and microcontrollers for a wide range of applications (like car parts, portable devices and computer peripherals), along with LCD screen pilots, live static memory and other...