How bad do you think the Hynix FABs being shut off will effect everyone?

[Boltersdriveer]

As per the title.

Reference, for those who don't know: http://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/faith/intel-braces-for-ddr4-impact-after-hynix-explosions/

 

[concerto49]

I already said earlier that Samsung and Micron will rule. Someone started bashing me about Hynix being huge. Well, here we go

More inflation and price fixing ahead.

 

[shovenose]

Same concept as WD's Thailand flooding - jacking up prices!

 

[ultimatehostings]

Samsung is definitely going to benefit from this as they're the only ones after hynix to have completed development of DDR4 products. 

 

[drmike]

That fire is 15% of RAM production capacity up in flames.  

It is significant, but shouldn't be enough for pricing gouging like drives and the Thai flooding.

In reality?  Businesses exploit opportunities. 

That's why I don't buy cutting edge.  I only buy products lines where they've long recouped investment and are selling bulk warehoused production.

Now what was the cause of this fire?   Would have hated to live around there breathing that stuff.

 

[SonicVPS]

"A fire at a SK Hynix memory chip plant in Wuxi, China will have no impact on the company's DRAM production, the company said on Thursday, adding that the factory will resume operations soon."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048169/firehit-sk-hynix-dram-plant-in-china-to-resume-operations-soon.html

I don't see this having a huge impact at all.

 

[VPSCorey]

Yeah prices already falling after spiking.

 

[egihosting]

Memory pricing seems to be increasing with our hardware vendor... We'll see how long this increase continues.