个人电脑价格六年来将首次上涨

The cost of assembling personal computers will rise this year for the first time in six years because of shortages in some key components, industry analysts have forecast.
行业分析师预计，今年个人电脑的组装成本将出现6年来的首次上升，原因是一些关键部件供应短缺。

The cost of semiconductor components in computers has fallen by an average of 7.8 per cent a year since 2000, but are set to rise 2.8 per cent this year, according to data from Gartner, the research consultancy.
研究咨询公司Gartner的数据显示，自2000年以来，电脑中的半导体元件成本平均每年下降7.8%，但今年将上升2.8%。

This is almost entirely attributable to a 23 per cent increase in the price of D-Ram memory chips. Those chips, which are needed in every computer, make up about 10 per cent of a PC's overall cost.
这几乎完全源于D-RAM内存芯片的价格上涨23%。每台电脑都需要这种芯片，它们约占个人电脑总成本的10%。

“In general, there is a steady drop in the cost of a PC every year. If component prices are flat or even increasing, that means they are outperforming expectations,” said Ben Lee, principal research analyst.
“总体而言，个人电脑成本每年都稳步下降。如果零部件价格持平或上涨，则意味着它们超出了预期水平，”Gartner首席分析师本．李(Ben Lee)表示。

The cost of flat-screen monitors was expected to increase by about 20 per cent this year because of shortages, Mr Lee said. Other components in short supply include hard drives and optical disc drives.
李表示，由于缺货，预计今年平板显示器的成本将上升20%左右。其它供应短缺的部件还包括硬盘和光驱。

The shortages are part of the aftermath of the financial crisis, which led many manufacturers of technological components to delay investment plans. While capacity building resumed late last year, it usually takes at least a year before new factories come on line.
上述部件短缺是金融危机的后遗症之一，因为危机导致许多元件制造商推迟了投资计划。虽然它们去年年末恢复了产能建设，但新工厂投产通常需要至少一年时间。

This problem is particularly acute in the D-Ram industry, which is in the middle of migrating from the second to the third generation of D-Ram chips, called DDR3 chips.
在D-Ram行业，这一问题尤为突出。目前该行业正从第二代D-Ram芯片向第三代芯片（被称为DDR3）过渡。

Since mid-December, spot prices for DDR3s have risen 23 per cent to $3.01, according to DRAMe­Xchange.
DRAMe­Xchange的数据显示，自去年12月中旬以来，DDR3芯片的现货价格上涨了23%，至3.01美元。