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Thursday 20 August 2009
Crackdown on unlicensed flash cards not impacting NAND flash prices, say module makers
Although SanDisk has stepped up its efforts trying to block shipments of unlicensed NAND flash cards, spot prices for NAND flash have remained stable and seen little impact from the...
Thursday 20 August 2009
DDR2 spot pricing hits US$1.50
DDR2 spot pricing has continued its rally to surpass US$1.50, coming closer or even meeting suppliers' cost levels, according to industry sources. The price hike may cause PC OEMs...
Monday 10 August 2009
DDR3 prices up by double-digits in 1H August, says DRAMeXchange
The average contract price of 1Gb DDR3 chips has continued to rally to US$1.50 in the first half of August, up 11.9% sequentially, according to data gathered by DRAMeXchange. Thanks...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
DRAM revenues up 27% in 2Q09, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM revenues grew 27.1% sequentially to US$4.04 billion in the second quarter of 2009, when the average price at the contract market went up by 23%, according to DRAMeXchange, which...
Friday 31 July 2009
Acer to use DDR2 for part of its notebook lineup
Acer has decided to use DDR2 memory modules for part of its notebook lineup, including ultra-thin models, instead of DDR3 parts for which supplies have increasingly become tight,...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
DDR2 contract prices moving up in 2H July, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for DDR2 and DDR3 modules have trended upwards in the second half of July, according to data available from DRAMeXchange. Average contract prices for 2GB DDR2 and...
Monday 20 July 2009
Nanya to raise DRAM contract prices by 5-10%, says paper
Nanya Technology plans to raise DDR2 contract prices by 5-10% in July after concluding negotiations with PC OEMs, a Chinese-language Econonic Daily News report cited company...
Monday 13 July 2009
NAND flash contract prices down on slow demand in 1H July, says DRAMeXchange
Contract quotes for mainstream multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips trended downward by up to 5% in the first half of July 2009, industry sources citing data gathered by DRAMeXchange...
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Samsung said to be subsidizing DRAM operations with NAND flash profits
Samsung Electronics has made efforts to provide NAND flash prices that maintain profitability in contrast to its DRAM pricing strategy, according to industry sources in Taiwan. The...
Friday 3 July 2009
DRAM and NAND flash transactions muted on inventory checks, says inSpectrum
Transactions for both DRAM and NAND flash remained limited this week (June 29-July 3), as many module houses/distributors conducted their mid-year inventory checks, said inSpectrum...
Friday 3 July 2009
Nanya Technology to see revenues down in June despite DRAM price hikes, sources say
Despite recent hikes of DRAM contract prices, Nanya Technology is expected to see revenues decline sequentially in June as the company has adopted a policy of not accepting orders...
Thursday 2 July 2009
DDR3 contract prices to grow on launch of ultra-thin notebooks, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for DDR3 chips seen in more ultra-thin notebooks are expected to rise 5-10% in July, according to DRAMeXchange. The research firm expects promotions of Intel-based...
Friday 26 June 2009
Marginal changes in DRAM and NAND flash spot prices, says inSpectrum
Sluggish demand, along with weak pricing, continued in both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets this week (June 22-26). Traders/brokers found it difficult to spur any transactions despite...
Friday 26 June 2009
DRAM contract quotes expected to increase in July
Supply in the DRAM contract market will tighten in July as demand from PC makers grows strong, as a result pricing is set to rise, according to industry sources. DRAM module makers...
Wednesday 24 June 2009
DRAM contract prices stay flat in 2H June, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for DDR2 and DDR3 modules have stayed flat in the second half of June, following low- to mid-single-digit percentage gains in the first half, according to DRAMeXchange...
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