Memory chip manufacturers under pressure: seeking to merge or exit

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time of August 31 afternoon, due to debt, constant losses, memory chip prices continue to decline, memory chip manufacturers, Timothy, and the Force Crystal technology under increasing pressure, they may seek to merge or exit the industry. Mike Howard, analyst at IHS Isuppli, a market research firm, said Taiwan's Timothy had suffered 16 consecutive quarterly losses, while Maik Howard was suffering 4.61 billion of billions of dollars in debt, producing chips priced below cost.　　The strength of the crystal nearly three quarters of revenue or profit growth has not been achieved. The PC memory market has reached $39 billion trillion, but memory chip manufacturers have been unable to balance supply and demand relationships.　　Chip makers will face a bigger challenge as consumers start alienating PCs, and DRAM chip prices have fallen by 26% in the past year. Myojo Asset Management, the Tokyo Asset Management company, said it was difficult for individual companies to deal with the situation. "The merger is inevitable if you want to survive in the industry," he said. It can get the company out of the red. "The overall market value of DRAM chip makers has shrunk by 19% this year, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor index (Philadelphia Semiconductor index), which represents the chip industry as a whole, has fallen 13% per cent.　　The Nasdaq index declined 2.9% this year. Steve Appleton, Steve Appleton's CEO, said last week that a handful of large chipmakers had a greater advantage in calculating demand and adjusting capacity in the face of fluctuating purchasing power. (Xiao Ming)