COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 30 -- Ramtron International Corp., a developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric semiconductors, including ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) products, today announced its acquisition of Goal Semiconductor Inc., a privately held, fabless semiconductor manufacturer based in Montreal, Canada, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $7.6 million. 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