91. Earlier this year, when I did a major computer upgrade, I decided to keep using my old memory chips. 92. Even in semiconductors, the Korean companies need to expand beyond memory chips. 93. Flash memory chips are used in cell phones and many other wireless products. 94. Flash memory is a specialized kind of silicon memory chip. 95. Falling prices for DRAM memory chips cut into semiconductor earnings, but royalty agreements with giants Samsung Electronics, Fujitsu and others kept profits afloat. 96. Flash memory chips retain data even when the power is turned off and are used primarily in portable electronic devices. 97. For instance, some machines require you to add memory chips in sets of two. 98. First, I took advantage of the incredible bargains in memory chips today. 99. For NEC, the largest maker of memory chips, better-than-expected sales of cellular phone equipment partly made up for the slowdown in semiconductors. 100. Fujitsu was in a position to do that because it was making big profits in computer memory chips. |