5th September 1998 Archive
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Samsung puts chips on ice
But only for eight days
Samsung is suspending semiconductor production, in its fourth shut-down of the year. Starting tomorrow, the production moratorium will last for eight days and will affect both memory and non-memory semiconductor production lines. But the main thrust is to reduce DRAM production, thereby reducing the worldwide glut of memory …
Business 5 Sep 1998, 07:03
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Dell to open third factory in Ireland
Move timed to coincide with Clinton's visit
The Dell Corporation has announced it will open another computer manufacturing plant in Limerick, Ireland, promising another 1,700 jobs for the Republic. The news was timed to coincide with the visit of President Bill Clinton to the city. Dell will spend I£90 million on constructing the plant and when the factory is complete, it …
Business 5 Sep 1998, 09:53
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This is the hour
Taylor Made
My last article, called “The R Word”, argued that the DRAM and memory market in general had become so utterly dire that regulation was needed to rescue the business and protect jobs and investment. I was wrong. What a difference a week makes. In just one week, we have seen the following unprecedented events: LG Semicon and …
Business 5 Sep 1998, 16:12
