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Chipmakers buoyed by demand, prices

AN UPWARD TREND The nation's chipmaking industries see a break in the clouds as demand for computer chips begins to rise even as their average price starts to grow

By Bill Heaney  /  STAFF REPORTER

"DRAM prices are slowly and steadily up which is healthy for the DRAM market," DRAMexch-ange.com said yesterday in an e-mailed report. "It's good for both DRAM makers and traders."

The picture for the industry as a whole remains rosy into next year.

"There will be limited possibilities for output to grow and demand is picking up," Wu said yesterday. "The fundamentals are improving for an undersupply of chips into next year."

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