The latest chip-making factory opened last week amid slumping prices for memory. That's good news for anyone who needs storage and theoretically bad news for manufactures. But an industry analyst says production will continue to go up
Qimonda will bring its expertise in chip engineering and manufacturing to the partnership, while Macronix will add its flash memory know-how, with projects slated to take place in Dresden
The DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chip market will be worth 55.5 per cent less this year than last largely because of falling chip prices, according to a study published Thursday by Dataquest Inc.
The semiconductor industry has seen its fortunes slide dramatically in the last few months as a steep downturn in business hit the entire sector, but now some industry leaders think they can see a light at the end of the tunnel. How far away this light is, however, depends on who you talk to.