The earthquake in Japan on March 11th has caused unimaginable disruptions in power supply and problems in transportation of products. Due to this, there may be a shortage of electronic components and the prices of such components may also be steep.
Japan is also the world’s largest supplier of silicon, used to make semiconductors; and the recent quake has affected the pricing of components like NAND flash memory chips.
Toshiba Corp. (6502), which makes flash-memory chips has stopped operations in five factories due to power shortages.
Source-Medindia