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Wednesday 26 August 2009
Low-density NAND flash contract prices up slightly as suppliers move to more-advanced processes, says DRAMeXchange
Contract pricing for low-density multi-level cell (MLC) chips has shown a mild rise for the second half of August, as more suppliers are moving to scale up production of 32Gb units...
Wednesday 26 August 2009
A-Data to push own-brand in emerging markets
A-Data Technology, which specializes in DRAM modules and flash applications, is looking to expand its own-brand business in emerging markets, according to the company. The memory-module...
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...
Wednesday 19 August 2009
DRAM maker PSC scaling up production
DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has increased production to 80,000 wafers per month, up from 40,000 units in the second quarter, according to industry sources...
Monday 17 August 2009
DRAM module maker PQI to issue CBs, new shares
DRAM module maker Power Quotient International (PQI) plans to issue five-year domestic convertible bonds (CBs) worth no more than NT$600 million (US$18.2 million) to strengthen its...
Thursday 13 August 2009
DDR2 spot prices to reach US$1.50 or beyond, says DRAMeXchange
Spot prices for DDR2 1Gb chips are expected to reach US$1.50 or even higher in the second half of 2009 because of tighter supply, according to DRAMeXchange. Pricing has trended upward...
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...
Monday 10 August 2009
Phison expects 3Q09 gross margin to grow on memory card prices
Phison Electronics, which specializes in NAND flash controller ICs, has said it expects the recent rally in memory card prices to contribute to gross margin growth in the third quarter...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Transcend reports better-than-expected 2Q09; profits up 51%
Memory module maker Transcend Information performed better-than-expected in the second quarter of 2009 with its net profits reaching NT$910 million (US$27.83 million), translating...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
A-Data July 2009 sales up 26% on growing shipments
Memory-module maker A-Data Technology has announced revenues for July 2009 increased 26% on month to NT$2.59 billion (US$79.3 million), with shipments up more than 25%. The company...
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
NAND flash ASPs up 20% in 2Q09, says DRAMeXchange
Production cutbacks and demand for restocking inventory from emerging markets pushed up NAND flash ASPs by about 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, according to DRAMeXchange...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Prices for microSD cards soar 10% on Toshiba supply cut
The price of microSD cards has recently rallied by almost 10% on reduced supply from Toshiba, according to sources at memory card makers.
Friday 24 July 2009
DRAM makers seeking to narrow price gap between DDR2 and DDR3
Some DRAM chipmakers intend to sell DDR3 chips bundled with DDR2, in order to narrow the price gap, which has widened to surpass 50% at the spot market and 10% in the contract segment,...
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...