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Chip Makers Are Weighing the Quake Damage. Expect a Boost to DRAM Prices.

Chip Makers Are Weighing the Quake Damage. Expect a Boost to DRAM Prices.

The chip industry is sorting through the production fallout from Tuesday’s magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan, the island’s strongest temblor in 25 years. U.S. semiconductor manufacturers remain highly reliant on Taiwan-based chip factories. Early indications suggest the damage to Taiwan-based chip factories from the earthquake were modest.