SK Hynix to cut DRAM production, investment as profit declines 89%

When the chips are down: trade tussle with Japan yet another reason for pessimism

Memory manufacturers just can't catch a break this year. As if the ongoing memory oversupply and US-China trade war weren't enough, now they have to contend with an escalating trade conflict between Japan and South Korea, which is disrupting the flow of key silicon etching ingredients."