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Thursday 10 December 2009
DRAM contract quotes remain flat in 1H December
DRAMeXchange data show that contract prices for DRAM chips have remained unchanged in the first half of December, beating industry sources' estimate of a slight dip. Pai Pei-Lin,...
Wednesday 9 December 2009
DRAM price surge to lose momentum in December, says inSpectrum
After seeing a weakening price trend in November, DRAM contract prices are expected to continue to lose strength in December as demand is expected to encounter a temporal setback,...
Friday 4 December 2009
DRAM makers Nanya and Inotera revenues hit year-high in November 2009
Nanya Technology saw its November 2009 revenues increase 7% on month to NT$6.05 billion (US$188.47 million), while Inotera Memories' revenues grew 15% sequentially to NT$4.32 billion,...
Thursday 3 December 2009
Three-bit per cell NAND flash to take 70-80% share in 2010
NAND flash quotes are likely to drop as 70-80% of 2-bit per cell chips used in entry-level flash drives and memory cards will be replaced by 3-bit per cell ones in 2010, according...
Monday 30 November 2009
Increased supply drags down DDR2 spot prices, says DRAMeXchange
Average spot prices for eTT 1Gb DDR2 trended down 3.82% in one day to close at US$2.06 on November 27, whereas the branded segment also slid by 1.04% to US$2.47, DRAMeXchange data...
Thursday 26 November 2009
NAND flash contract prices trend down in 2H November, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for mainstream multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory chips have come down 2-4% for the latter part of November, reflecting a seasonal demand drop, according to...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Demand from PC OEMs still outpacing DRAM supply, says Nanya
DRAM demand from PC OEMs continues to outstrip supply in the contract market, according to Nanya Technology spokesperson Pei-lin Pai, in response to recent soft pricing in the spot...
Monday 23 November 2009
DRAM contract prices weaken in 2H November, says inSpectrum
DRAM contract pricing weakened in the second half of November, implying PC buyers' demand for both DDR2 and DDR3 may slow down in December, according to inSpectrum.
Wednesday 18 November 2009
DRAM prices likely to drop in December, say module makers
Some DRAM module makers in Taiwan are forecasting a price correction to reflect seasonal demand in December, and have expressed caution about the near-term chip pricing.
Wednesday 11 November 2009
DDR3 prices to rise above DDR2 soon, say makers
With PC OEMs pushing the migration to DDR3, the next mainstream memory chip will soon be traded above the ASP for DDR2 chips in both spot and contract markets, according to sources...
Tuesday 10 November 2009
DRAM contract prices surge in 1H November, says inSpectrum
Amid a severe shortage of DDR2, DRAM contract prices rose a record-high rate in the first half of November, inSpectrum observed. In light of a slower-than-expected migration to DDR3,...
Monday 9 November 2009
Samsung, Hynix continue to expand DRAM presence, says DRAMeXchange
Global DRAM revenues increased 40.7% on quarter to US$5.719 billion in the third quarter of 2009, according to DRAMeXchange. Samsung Electronics' and Hynix Semiconductor's combined...
Friday 6 November 2009
Buyers shift attention to DDR3 in spot market, says inSpectrum
With the DRAM market continuing to experience tight DDR2 supply in the contract market, buyers in the spot market have shifted their attention to DDR3 this week (November 3-6), resulting...
Friday 6 November 2009
PSC receives eTT DRAM orders from system makers
Powerchip Semiconductor (PSC), which mainly supplies effectively tested (eTT) DRAM chips to module customers, has recently landed orders from Taiwan- and US-based system vendors,...
Wednesday 4 November 2009
DRAM contract prices to rise by double-digits in November, says Nanya
Contract quotes for DRAM chips may continue to grow by a double-digit percentage in November, according to Pai Pei-Lin, vice president and spokesperson of Nanya Technology. Pai said...
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