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To: Don Green who wrote (73137)	5/17/2001 1:15:18 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Chipmakers lower SDRAM prices Samsung Electronics Co., Hynix Semiconductor and other leading semiconductor makers are poised to cut fixed transaction prices of semiconductor chips in line with falls in the spot price of SDRAM chips, officials said yesterday. The price of 128Mb PC133 chips plunged on the North American spot market to $3.8-$3.9 while the price of SDRAM PC100 chips also fell to $1.9-$2. Consequently, leading semiconductor makers have come under pressure from leading PC makers to cut fixed transaction prices. As a result, the domestic fixed transaction price of SDRAMs based on the 128Mb chip slid to around $4 from an average of $4.5-$4.7 Some domestic makers are understood to have cut prices to the upper mid-$3 level. A Samsung source said that makers are opting to cut prices through individual negotiations due to the fall in the price of 128Mb SDRAMs. The price may drift further to the mid-$3 level, but should not fall any lower, he added. 2001.05.17