The world is now moving to 64M-bit memory chips, and Fujitsu Ltd plans to raise its output of the parts as personal computer manufacturers meet the insatiable demand for memory of Windows95 and Windows NT by beginning to design in 64M parts. Fujitsu says it now plans to make 1.5 million 64M-bit chips per month by the end of next fiscal to March 1998, up from its September forecast of 1 million for that fiscal year. The move to 64Ms is in part because prices for the chips have started plunging and are at around $90 in large quantities, down 43% from the level at early August, and are forecast to drop to around $36 one year from now – the same price per bit as 16Ms.
