Samsung foundry contamination caused defective products

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200mm wafer line was affected but Samsung says the process has now been rectified.

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I was wondering when the next DRAM catastrophe was about to hit...

Almost an annual occurrence..

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Originally Posted by Tabbykatze

I was wondering when the next DRAM catastrophe was about to hit...

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This.

Must be Samsung's turn to take the flak this year.

It is worth mentioning that a billion Korean won is not as much money as you might think. At today's exchange rate it is about two thirds of a million quid. Samsung is currently worth about 300 trillion won.

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Originally Posted by chrestomanci

It is worth mentioning that a billion Korean won is not as much money as you might think. At today's exchange rate it is about two thirds of a million quid. Samsung is currently worth about 300 trillion won.

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Yeah, but that can be spun to be a catastrophic breakdown and all ram needs to price hike by 300%.