Taiwan's UMC winds down DRAM project after Micron IP tussle

Taiwanese chip-maker UMC, under legal siege from the US Department of Justice, has reportedly pared down its DRAM project team by nearly one half, signalling victory for rival Micron. There were some 300 or so engineers working on UMC's DRAM project, but the Nikkei Asian Review reported that 140 are to be reassigned, presaging …

[confused and dazed]

did they miss the boat ?

Perhaps it's time to pause on DRAM investments .... after the big party things might be about to get ugly .....