[tw04]

It seems nearly impossible that they aren't back to price fixing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_price_fixing

[wnevets]

Until the fines/consequences are worse than the profits made, why would they ever stop?

[kasabali]

They aren't price fixing anymore. Now it's called CapEx and water start.

[wmf]

You mean "wafer start" as in reducing production to keep prices high?

[kasabali]

Exactly

[bagpuss]

water start?

[kasabali]

> Wafer start means the release of one wafer to the fabrication process for processing.

> https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/wafer-start

[l33tfr4gg3r]

This may be what he means? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterstart