Sentence examples for memory sector from inspiring English sources

But Kim argues that Spansion isn't nearly the worst off in the memory sector and says investors should expect DRAM makers to be the next area of consolidation.

Banc of America Securities said it expects capital expenditure in the memory sector to be flat year-over-year, with DRAM spending expected to decline 13% and flash investments to increase 28%.

Sudden loss of credit (that probably never existed really) and loss of consumer confidence have hammered income in their LCD and memory sectors, normally cash cows for fueling investments and (failed) acquisitions.

The Semiconductor Industry Association on Wednesday cut its forecast for growth in global sales of semiconductors in 2008, citing lower prices because of competition in the memory chip sector.

But this is not a typical business cycle for the memory chip sector, which tallied about $30 billion in global sales last year.

Hynix Semiconductor plummeted by 11.2%, to 8,110 won ($5.68), over concerns about weakness in the DRAM memory chip sector, on a day when Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. announced a hiring freeze.

Taiwan's Taiex share index rose 5.6% to 6,330.40, on some strong gains posted by its memory chip sector, extending its best single-day gain in more than 18 years from the previous session.

The Taiwanese government and various industry executives have urged consolidation in the memory chip sector to eliminate overcapacity, as companies cope with a collapse in DRAM prices due to a supply glut.

"For the first time in memory, the business sector is driving this," said Allen Sinai of Decision Economics in New York.

As the holiday season slips into memory the public sector squeeze is on.

Participants were recruited from the voluntary sector, memory services, and a local authority organization.