Flash is the way to go
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on May 23, 2003 at 4:59:29 PM
The technology that shouldn't (RAM needs electricity for storage) is what DRAM companies are hoping for. With RAM sales down in the dirt, they hope flash will be the float that saves them.
[QUOTE]Faced with lackluster demand and oversupply, Taiwanese DRAM module makers are fast moving toward flash-related products as they try to boost profitability, sources said. Apacer Memory will cut production of DRAM modules this year to 50% of its sales as it boosts production of flash products. The company started restructuring its product mix, mainly to increase flash sales, in 2002, it said. Kingmax Semiconductor said that it will also increase production of flash in 2003, though DRAM modules will continue to be the companys main product. Kingmax said that its total flash shipments this year will grow several-fold from 2002. As DRAM module prices continue to remain weak, most DRAM module makers and distributors lose more money than they make, market players said.[/QUOTE:10537271
[QUOTE]Faced with lackluster demand and oversupply, Taiwanese DRAM module makers are fast moving toward flash-related products as they try to boost profitability, sources said. Apacer Memory will cut production of DRAM modules this year to 50% of its sales as it boosts production of flash products. The company started restructuring its product mix, mainly to increase flash sales, in 2002, it said. Kingmax Semiconductor said that it will also increase production of flash in 2003, though DRAM modules will continue to be the companys main product. Kingmax said that its total flash shipments this year will grow several-fold from 2002. As DRAM module prices continue to remain weak, most DRAM module makers and distributors lose more money than they make, market players said.[/QUOTE:10537271