[Korea.net News, Science / Tech, February 7 2008] Semiconductor exports down sharply

Korea’s semiconductor exports fell sharply in January on weak global prices for DRAMs and NAND Flash memory devices, the government said Thursday (Feb. 7).

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said prices of semiconductors have been declining since September compared to the previous year with the total dipping to $2.83 billion in January.

Semiconductor exports have consistently exceeded the $3 billion level from June 2007 onwards.