Memory Chips - A Gold Rush

Scrap memory chips were being stolen off the valleys of loading docks sometimes with the hope of hookers. At least one local low grade criminal was murdered over a busted chip deal. The speeded up production and increased quotas led to an epidemic of amphetamine Effedamine abuse as fab and assembly line workers tried to keep up with the amped-up pace. Drug dealers openly worked out of trunks of their cars in the vast National semiconductor parking lot and took orders from intel employees among others. Japanese businessman carrying briefcases full of cash began arriving at san francisco airport With orders to find chips at any price. This is like a scene out of scarface you would expect not