Last update: Monday 8 April 2013 [209 news items]
DRAM contract prices show mild growth in 2H March, says DRAMeXchange
Apr 8, 14:32
Contract quotes for DRAM chips were showing mild signs of growth in the second half of March, with average DDR 4GB contract prices growing to US$23.5, a 2.17% increase, and average...
DRAM contract prices bullish on supply shortfall
Apr 1, 21:49
Robust mobile device demand continues to encourage DRAM suppliers to allocate more capacity to produce mobile DRAM chips resulting in a substantial decrease in their production for...
DRAM contract prices show solid gain in 1H March, says DRAMeXchange
Mar 19, 15:40
Contract prices for 2GB and 4GB DDR3 modules climbed about 22% and 16.5%, respectively, in the first half of March, according to latest data collected by DRAMeXchange.
DRAM contract prices have room for further growth
Mar 14, 11:02
Spot prices for PC DRAM have risen significantly in recent days, moving further away from contract price levels. Lifted by the surge in spot prices, contract prices are set to rally...
February DRAM contract prices up over 10%
Mar 4, 10:21
DRAM makers have hiked February contract prices for PC-use DRAM by over 10% and consequently contract prices have risen to about US$20 for a 4GB DDR3 module and over US$11 for a 2GB...
DRAM contract prices set to continue rising
Jan 28, 21:01
With some DRAM vendors reportedly quoting their 4GB DDR3 modules at more than US$20, higher than the current contract price level, contract prices for commodity memory are set to...
Samsung, Kingston reportedly raise DRAM contract prices
Jan 7, 11:28
Samsung Electronics and memory module firms, including Kingston Technology, have raised their quotes for 4GB DRAM modules, according to industry sources. Contract prices for PC DRAM...
Dec 20, 15:31
DRAM contract prices edged up 1-2% in the first half of December, ending about five months of decreases, according to DRAMeXchange. A recent rally in spot prices has helped to lift...
DRAM contract prices dip in 2H November, says DRAMeXchange
Dec 3, 21:23
DRAM contract prices for the second half of November fell again, but at a slower pace than in previous months, according to DRAMeXchange.
NAND flash contract prices slip 1-5% in 1H November, says DRAMeXchange
Nov 21, 15:19
Early November contract prices for MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash memory fell by 1-5% to reflect a slowdown in inventory replenishment, according to DRAMeXchange. Meanwhile, prices...
DRAM contract prices stop falling
Nov 16, 14:05
Contract prices for DRAM held flat in the first half of November 2012, ending about four months of decreases, according to DRAMeXchange.
DRAM contract prices continue slide, says DRAMeXchange
Sep 14, 01:15
Contract prices for DRAM memory, which fell over 10% in August 2012, continued their downward trend in the first half of September, according to data collected by DRAMeXchange.
Late July prices for 4GB DDR3 modules fall below US$20
Aug 2, 15:38
DRAM contract prices, which saw their first fall for 2012 in early July, have dropped further in the second half of the month, data collected by DRAMeXchange show. This could imply...
DRAM contract prices see first fall since 2012, says DRAMeXchange
Jul 19, 13:34
DRAM contract prices, which are updated semi-monthly, showed their first fall for 2012 in early July, according to data collected by DRAMeXchange.
DRAM contract prices unchanged in 2H June, says DRAMeXchange
Jun 29, 14:31
DRAM contract prices have stayed flat in the second half of June, with 4GB modules quoted at US$21-21.50, according to DRAMeXchange. Prices for all of June 2012 were also flat, bringing...
Early May DRAM prices rise 5%, says DRAMeXchange
Jun 4, 15:59
DRAM contract prices continued their sequential rally in the first half of May, but rose by a slower-than-expected 5%, according to DRAMeXchange.
DRAM contract quotes to rise 5-10% in May
May 16, 15:26
Given that spot market prices for 2Gb DDR3 chips are currently hovering over US$1.05, contract prices for commodity DRAM parts are set to rise 5-10% in March, according to industry...
Early April DRAM contract prices to rise, says Nanya
Apr 20, 13:57
DRAM contract prices for the first half of April should continue their rally, and are expected to rise by a single-digit rate, according to Pai Pei-lin, vice president of Nanya Tec...
DRAM contract prices continue rally in 2H March, says DRAMeXchange
Mar 28, 15:42
DRAM contract prices continue advancing in the second half of March, according to data posted by DRAMeXchange. Prices for 4GB DDR3 modules increased 2.7% to average US$19 while 2GB...
DRAM contract prices to rise 5-10% in March
Mar 13, 01:20
With spot market prices for DRAM memory hovering around US$1 per gigabit, contract prices are set to rise 5-10% in March, according to industry sources.

DRAM contract prices set to rise in February, says Nanya
Feb 14, 11:55
DRAM contract prices are set to trend upward in February driven by continued strength in the spot market, Nanya Technology has said. The firm added it is negotiating higher prices...

4GB DRAM contract prices going up
Feb 1, 11:47
Contract prices for 4GB DDR3 DRAM modules trended upward in the second half of January, benefiting suppliers who now have their newer 30nm-class chips.
NAND flash consumption in handsets rising
Jan 3, 16:09
Mobile handsets will consume as high as 50% of the total supply of NAND flash memory in the first quarter of 2012, buoyed by demand from smartphones, according to DRAMeXchange.

NAND flash prices stable in 1H December
Dec 19, 13:54
Early December contract prices for mainstream 32Gb NAND flash memory remained unchanged while those for 64Gb parts saw a narrower decrease, according to data posted on DRAMeXchange...
Global DRAM oversupply expected to fall to 13% in 1H12, say Taiwan makers
Dec 14, 01:05
The global DRAM oversupply of DRAM is expected to drop from 17% currently to 13% in the first half of 2012 due to reduced in production by the major DRAM makers, according to industry...
NAND contract prices continue to fall
Dec 2, 01:00
NAND flash contract prices have continued their downward trend for the second half of November, data gathered by DRAMeXchange show. Short lead-time orders for SSDs emerged to stimulate...
Prices for 2GB DDR3 reach US$10 threshold
Nov 17, 01:05
DRAM contract prices, which had stopped falling since October, began to trend downward in early November as PC OEMs slow down procurement amid concerns about disruptions to their...
Elpida mulling another production cutback, report says
Newswatch - Nov 16, 10:45
Japan's Elpida Memory is considering undertaking another capacity-cut strategy for its commodity DRAM production, aimed at curbing further price drops, Taiwan-based online media MoneyDJ...
Thai flood brings impact to memory contract market, says inSpectrum
Nov 4, 16:30
Contract pricing in the memory market is expected to be affected by recent flooding in Thailand with shortages for 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDD) for desktop expected to be larger...
NAND flash prices stable in 1H October, says DRAMeXchange
Oct 18, 12:12
Early October contract prices for MLC NAND flash chips remained stable, supported by replenishment demand and demand stimulated by product launches, according to price tracker DRAM...
DRAM contract prices stable in 1H October
Oct 13, 01:05
DRAM contract prices for the first half of October have seen 2% drops to flat growth, becoming more stable. But prices have fallen by almost 50% cumulatively so far in 2011, dragging...
Late September contract prices for 32Gb NAND flash up slightly
Oct 5, 12:15
Late September contract prices for mainstream 32Gb NAND flash chips have risen by up to 3%, buoyed by stronger buying sentiment in China and inventory-building demand from system...

NAND flash contract prices for 1H September mostly flat
Newswatch - Sep 16, 15:41
Contract market prices for mainstream MLC NAND flash stayed flat in the first half of September, while those for 64Gb parts rose 1%, latest data collected by DRAMeXchange show.
Early September contract quotes for 2GB DDR3 flat
Sep 15, 01:40
Early September contract prices for 2GB DDR3 modules stayed unchanged at US$10.75 on average, whereas 4GB parts continued trending downward to US$20-21, price tracker DRAMeXchange...
NAND flash contract prices stabilize in 2H August
Sep 5, 11:17
Contract prices for MLC NAND flash memories all stopped falling in late August, according to DRAMeXchange. Average prices for 16Gb and 32Gb MLC NAND chips saw sequential growth of...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

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Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.
















