Qimonda North America

Introduction

Qimonda Richmond, LLC (“Debtors”), the U.S. subsidiary of Qimonda AG, filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on February 20, 2009.  According to Debtors’ Affidavit in Support of its Bankruptcy Motions (the “Affidavit”),  Qimonda AG is one of the largest producers of semiconductor “memory products” with operations