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From: kmont@hpindda.HP.COM (Kevin Montgomery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DRAM Price
Message-ID: <40970052@hpindda.HP.COM>
Date: 6 Mar 90 02:01:34 GMT
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Organization: Bill and Dave's
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/ hpindda:comp.sys.ibm.pc / Elbereth@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) /  4:31 am  Feb 25, 1990 /
> Essentially, 1Mb prices have been tied to 4Mb, at 20% of the 4Mb's price
> (chip for chip, not bit for bit!). Both are expected to follow the slow
> -30% per annum curve for the forseeable future, and the advent of the 16Mb
> devices next year is unlikely to impact upon this.

okic- didn't know the 4Mb chips were in full-scale, high-yield production
yet, tho.  Also- do you have any more info on the 16Mb chips?  would think
that with the traditional processes, yield would drop dramatically with
density being this high....

					thanks,
					  kevbop