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                      Memory (from 10)


        The victories in the USITC also marked the
        beginning of the ascendency of Micron into
        a world-class memory supplier, now third
        largest in DRAM after leader Samsung,
        and SK hynix, second, both Korean.










                                                                      Micron’s hi-res DDR 4 computer memory (Micron)
                                                                Korea was not a factor
                                                                At the time of the Memory Wars, Korean
                                                                suppliers were not a factor in supplying
                                                                memory or other types of semiconductors.


        This is Samsung’s Pyongtaek, Korea campus, consisting of Line 1   Until the Korean Conflict from 1950-1953,
        and Line 2.  Samsung produces its 4th generation V-NAND chips   (it was never a declared war), South Korea
        (64 layers) here. This currently the largest fab in the industry.
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