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0 pointsrcxdude1mo ago0 comments

Chip manufacturing has unusually long spin-up times, high capital costs and relatively thin margins for anything but the latest and greatest processes, compared to most industries.

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bigbadfeline1mo ago· 1 in thread

Well, let's remove the sanctions from China then and we'll get a better idea about costs and spin-times.

BTW all RAM is severely overpriced, not only the one using the latest process nodes.

brookst1mo ago

You seem more invested in hating RAM manufacturers than interested in the actual economics of the business.

Look up Qiminda, ProMOS, Elpida. They invested in capacity during booms.

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