For those familiar with consumer electronics at all, we’re certain that NEC isn’t a name lost on you. Renesas Technology, however, is likely to be entirely less familiar. Nevertheless, it’s about to get a lot closer to being a household name — even if it’s name isn’t the one being used. What gives, you ask? NEC and Renesas have just announced a plan to merge, and when all the paperwork is complete, the resulting entity will easily be Japan’s largest semiconductor maker.The two are hoping to combine into one