Toshiba Latest Casualty of DRAM Price Wars

Tsar writes: "ITWorld.com tells the story: Toshiba is getting out of the DRAM business. They had 6.2% of the world market last year, but soon their Manassas, VA facilities will belong to Micron, the Yokkaichi plant's DRAM production will be reduced to a trickle, and Toshiba will be out of the commodity memory market. Guess you can sell DRAM for a hundred bucks a gigabyte, but you can't make a living at it yet."

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Oh read the article slashie...

[klocwerk]

I know, it's hard to click on that link, we're all guilty of it sometimes.
They're selling the plant, intact, to Micron who will continue to produce chips out of the plant, they'll just have a different name stamped on them.
The supply isn't going anywhere, and I doubt seriously that this sale will have any noticible impact on RAM sales.

Also on the BBC

[CProgrammer98]

BBC also have this. They say the reason is "DRAM memory chips have become commoditised in recent years, with massive oversupply as Asian manufacturers moved into the market after a drought in the mid-90s."

I sure hope this doesn't leave to increases! Crucial had 128MB for 30 bucks last I checked!