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Infineon to cut back 50% on DDR chips

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edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
Infineon Technologies will reduce its DDR supply by around 50% in April from 50 million 256Mbit-equivalent units in March, according to sources in the industry. If true, supply in the global DRAM market is set to tighten even further.

[blockquote]Rumors suggest that Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) have been buying large amounts of DRAM chips in Taiwan. Sources at companies that buy from Infineon pointed out that some of the DRAM supplier’s salespersons have been taking early Easter holidays because of the lack of DRAM chips.
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[link=http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2004/04/02&pages=A5&seq=20]The full report[/link] - Submitted by mmonnin

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  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Good riddance, all they make is crappy RAM that barely reaches its rated speed.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2004
    But if there isnt that crappy RAM to go into pre-built systems then the demand will do to other RAM manufactures. RAM is going up.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    It's a cyclical thing. Sort of a cabal, like OPEC, the manufacturers tend to reign in production whenever they sense their pricepoints won't be lucrative enough. Fortunately, the RAM producers are not as organized as OPEC.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited April 2004
    Yeah, I should prolly order that stick of RAM next paycheck (Friday).

    I have that cuepon from Pandora Tommrow I plan to use (at the Kingston.com store).
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