Japan has a significant global market share in many kinds of electronic parts and material, such as DRAM, flash memory, and silicon wafer, and a lot of factories are located in the affected area. Those items are expected to be short supply and will give impact to the global consumer electronics prices. Bloomberg: Memory Chip Prices Gain on Concern of Material Supply Shortage After Quake
Wall Street Journal: Quake Sparks Tech Supply Shortage Concerns
Source: WirelessWire News 3/15
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