It used to be that every few years, the business media would report on the latest “slump” in sales of flash memory semiconductors. This was a decades-long trend — demand would “hot up,” as the Brits say, when new PC sales soared, and drop as they dropped. The chipmakers’ fortunes no longer parallel those of the PC industry, however. Portable music players, most especially the iPod, are driving demand for flash memory computer chips. This is giving the flash memory industry a sales stability it has never had before.
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iPod Growth Driving Demand for Flash Memory
Posted by: Gene J. Koprowski July 4, 2006 05:00 AMIt used to be that every few years, the business media would report on the latest “slump” in sales of flash memory semiconductors. This was a decades-long trend — demand would “hot up,” as the Brits say, when new PC sales soared, and drop as they dropped. The chipmakers’ fortunes no longer parallel those of the PC industry, however. Portable music players, most especially the iPod, are driving demand for flash memory computer chips. This is giving the flash memory industry a sales stability it has never had before.