Frank Huang, World Semiconductor Council chairman, on Wednesday warned that the aggressive capacity cuts in the D-Ram memory chip sector over the past few months would likely result in a severe shortage by the end of the year that could disrupt shipments of computers and other electronics.

The global D-Ram sector faced its biggest crisis in its 16 years of existence last year as industry over-expansion coincided with a drop in demand for computers as a result of the global economic downturn.