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Samsung expects chip shortage from Q3

SAMSUNG Electronics Co forecast a global shortage of computer memory from the third quarter following two quarters of oversupply.

The world's second-largest semiconductor maker said supply of computer memory known as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) will exceed demand this quarter, the first oversupply since the third quarter of last year.

Samsung is the world's largest DRAM maker. Oversupply will widen in the second quarter before demand outpaces supply in the third quarter, the company said. The shortage will widen in the fourth quarter, it added.

Market researcher IDC said earlier this month that growth in global computer chip revenue will peak this year, rising 18 per cent to US$53.6 billion. - Bloomberg

From:http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/story/0,4567,110917,00.html