Japan Earthquake and Electrical Brownouts to Affect Silicon Wafer Supply and Glo

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2011-03-16

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Based on the survey conducted by DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, due to Japan earthquake, Fukushima No. 1 power generator was shut down and caused a radiation leak, which led to an electric power cut in northeast Japan. Since March 14th, Japan started to enforce electrical brownouts among areas with less damage, and made electrical usage concerning transportation and daily life the first priority. There is still no definite time on when electricity will be restored in Miyagi and Fukushima, where the earthquake caused serious damage...

Sector: Memory & Storage Wafer Fabrication / Foundry

Tag: DRAM Silicon Wafer Production Capacity Supply Chain Supply Constraints