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There are signs that semiconductor prices have bottomed out, ending a long downward spiral. Prices of major products such as DRAM and Flash memory are on the increase, and there are rumors of impending bankruptcies in the Taiwanese semiconductor industry. If that is true, it will quickly reduce the glut in the global market and bolster prices.
Experts say if the price increase continues, Samsung Electronics and Hynix will record a surplus by the second or third quarter. As if to reflect this atmosphere, the stock prices of the two firms are soaring, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index stood at 254.41 last Thursday, up a whopping 34 percent in a month from the yearly low on March 2.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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