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Wednesday 24 June 2009
Samsung reportedly sampling 35nm NAND flash
Samsung Electronics recently began sampling 35nm-made NAND flash chips with its controller IC design partners, a signal that the market for 30nm-class NAND flash is likely to heat...
Thursday 18 June 2009
DDR3 contract prices to continue growth momentum in 2H June, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for DDR3 are expected to continue growing in the second half of June, thanks to increased demand on the launch of ultra-thin notebooks, according to DRAMeXchange....
Wednesday 17 June 2009
DRAM prices expected to approach US$2 in 4Q09, says Transcend chairman
DRAM prices stand a good chance of approaching US$2 in the fourth quarter, surpassing cost levels, according to Peter Su, chairman of memory module maker Transcend Information. As...
Wednesday 3 June 2009
DRAM contract prices expected to up double-digits in June, says Nanya
DRAM contract prices are poised for a double-digit gain in June, according to Pei-Lin Pai, spokesperson for Nanya Technology. Nanya has raised the contract price of its chips, said...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
DRAM demand remains weak, say Taiwan makers
DRAM contract prices kicked off growth momentum in the first half of May, as demand from PC OEMs picked up as they prepare to launch new models in the second half of 2009, according...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Nanya and Hynix to hike DRAM contract prices for 2H May
Nanya Technology and Hynix Semiconductor plan to raise DRAM contract prices for late May 2009 in light of expected growing global demand for PCs, according to industry sources in...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
DRAM contract prices poised for 10-15% growth in May, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM contract prices are set to rise 10-15% to between US$9-10 per GB in May, up from US$8-8.5 last month, according to DRAMeXchange.
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Strong DRAM contract price growth in 1H May, says inSpectrum
The average selling price (ASPs) for mainstream DRAM chips has grown by more than 5% sequentially in the first half of May, thanks to decreased output and a slight improvement in...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Uphill NAND flash price trend may end in May and June, says Phison
NAND flash contract prices may hold flat in May and June, as the momentum of price growth is likely to be limited, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Phison Electronics.
Wednesday 22 April 2009
DRAM contract prices going up, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM contract prices have trended upward in the second half of April, data gathered by DRAMeXchange have shown. Average prices of 1GB DDR2-667 and 2GB DDR2 modules have gone up to...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Mild rise in 2H April DRAM contract price, says inSpectrum
A healthy DRAM average selling price (ASP) trend has been sustained into the second half of April, with prices for all mainstream DRAM modules posting low single-digit sequential...
Thursday 9 April 2009
NAND flash supply to tighten after Apple reportedly places large order
Apple has reportedly placed orders for 100 million 8Gb NAND flash chips mostly with Samsung Electronics, which is likely to cause a supply shortage, according to sources at downstream...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
DRAM contract prices expected to grow in May, says DRAMeXchange
DRAMeXchange anticipates DRAM contract prices will likely start trending upward in May 2009 at the earliest. Contract prices have stayed unchanged since the second half of February...
Monday 6 April 2009
Memory module maker PQI expected to return to profits in 1Q09
Power Quotient International (PQI) will likely manage to swing back to a profit in the first quarter of 2009, market sources expect. The company posted a net profit for the second...
Friday 27 March 2009
DRAM suppliers may increase quotes due to rising demand, sources say
Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconductor and Elpida Memory may raise DRAM quotes as demand from major memory module makers is increasing significantly, industry sources have specul...