Micron Technology und Hynix vor Fusion?

Zwei der größten Chiphersteller sind in Verhandlungen, eventuell zu fusionieren.

Hynix steht schon lange vor der Pleite - ihnen wird von Konkurrenten wie Infineon vorgeworfen, nur durch versteckte(verbotene) Subventíonen durch den Staat vor dem Konkurs bewahrt zu werden.
Eine Marktbereinigung durch den Rückzug der unrentablen Chipproduzenten, würde die Position der restlichen Firmen stärken, deren Gewinne durch das starke Überangebot von Halbleitern in letzter Zeit enorm gelitten haben.

Gruß Dr. Broemme

                                       chips. The industry had been expected to recover somewhat in the current
                                       quarter.

                                       ``The October sales are another indication that the industry is on track to
                                       achieve our forecast of 4.7 percent growth in the fourth quarter,'' SIA
President George Scalise said.

Increased demand for a broad range of semiconductors is being driven by personal computers, cell phones and related
communication products, along with a variety of consumer devices, he said.

``The worldwide market for semiconductors in 2001 is expected to decline 31 percent due to excessive inventories and price
pressure on a wide range of products,'' Scalise said. ''However, recent data indicates inventory is now largely in balance and
prices are rebounding in some product categories.''

In November, SIA said global semiconductor sales should rise 6 percent in 2002, to $150 billion, and 21 percent in each of the
following two years, reaching $218 billion by 2004.

Sales of personal computers, wireless communications devices such as cellular phones, and consumer products like MP3 digital
music players will spur the gains, SIA said in its influential annual forecast.

Gruß Dr. Broemme