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Thursday 1 July 2010
DRAM contract quotes likely to decline in July and August
Contract quotes for DRAM chips may continue to drop in July and August as Samsung Electronics, buoyed by an improvement in yields of its 46nm process, is reportedly offering 2GB DDR3...
Tuesday 29 June 2010
NAND flash contract prices to rebound in late July, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for mainstream multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips are expected to rebound later in July 2010, as system OEMs and memory card makers restock for the upcoming peak...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
DRAM contract price starts losing strength, says inSpectrum
After seeing ASPs of DRAM hold stable for a while, a weakening price trend emerged in the first half of June, with stronger downside pressure expected in the later half of the month,...
Friday 21 May 2010
DDR2 spot price goes further down, says inSpectrum
A stronger price correction occurred in both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets this week (May 17-21). With the DRAM contract market having seen a complete crossover to DDR3, DDR2 was...
Friday 14 May 2010
PC vendors and Samsung in dispute over DDR3 contract quotes for May, say sources
Major PC vendors and Samsung Electronics are currently in a standoff over Samsung's plans to hike contract quotes for DDR3 memory in May, according to industry sources. Rival Hynix...
Thursday 13 May 2010
NAND flash contract prices for early May decline, says DRAMeXchange
Contract quotes for 16Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips have edged down over 3% in the first half of May 2010, while the 32Gb segment also has declined by up to 3%, according...
Friday 7 May 2010
DRAM contract price sustains stability in May, says inSpectrum
DRAM contract price has maintained flat with a mild raise in both DDR2 and DDR3 segments amid inventory buildups at some PC OEMs/ODMs, according to inSpectrum.
Thursday 22 April 2010
Hynix DRAM plant reportedly sees power glitch
Hynix Semiconductor on April 21 saw a power glitch at a main DRAM fab in Korea, but the company maintained that no losses resulted from the incident, according to Korea media repor...
Friday 9 April 2010
DRAM vendors raise contract quotes for 1H April, says inSpectrum
Despite a mild price drop in the DRAM spot market, major vendors have been able to raise quotes for both DDR2 and DDR3 in the contract market in the first half of April. A mild price...
Friday 9 April 2010
NAND flash contract quotes for early April climbing
Contract quotes for mainstream 16Gb NAND flash memory have edged up 2-7% to average US$4.06 in the first half of April 2010, while prices for 32Gb parts have risen 3-4% to US$7.54,...
Wednesday 7 April 2010
International, China-based suppliers hike poly-Si prices for 2Q10
International suppliers of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) material have raised their contract prices from US$50-55/kg in the first quarter of 2010 to US$55/kg for the second quarter,...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Nanya to raise DRAM contract prices for April, says paper
Nanya Technology expects to raise DRAM contract prices by 10% in April 2010, implying the market has shown much strength compared to the same period in previous years, according to...
Friday 26 March 2010
China makers hike solar wafer contract prices; Taiwan competitors to follow suit
China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer suppliers have raised contract quotes for the 6-inch segment from US$3.5 per wafer in early March to about US$3.96 due to booming...
Thursday 25 March 2010
Motech seeking hikes in solar cell contract prices for 2Q10, says chairman
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech Industries is negotiating with clients for higher contract prices for the second quarter of 2010 due to booming demand, according to company chairman...
Tuesday 23 March 2010
DDR3 spot prices reach US$3
Spot market prices for branded 1Gb DDR3 chips continued rallying to close at US$3 on average on March 22, while effectively tested (eTT) DDR3 climbed to US$2.98, according to DRAMe...