315 news items tagged spot market
Yageo resumes taking orders for chip resistors from China clients
Friday 12 January 2018Taiwan-based passive components supplier Yageo has decided to resume taking orders for chip resistors from China customers at 15-20% higher quotes amid serious shortages in the market...
DRAM spot prices hit 18-month high, says DRAMeXchange
Friday 3 February 2017DRAM spot market prices have risen to an 18-month high, with prices for 4Gb DDR4 chips reaching US$3.347, according to DRAMeXchange.
DRAM prices to stabilize in 2017, says DRAMeXchange
Tuesday 21 June 2016DRAM prices will become stable in 2017 as chipmakers implement supply controls, according to DRAMeXchange.
DRAM spot prices hit 28-month low, says CNA
Tuesday 30 June 2015DRAM spot prices have fallen further, with prices for mainstream 4Gb DDR3 chips reaching US$2.64 - the lowest level in 28 months, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) quoted...
DRAM prices fall 9% in 2Q15, says paper
Monday 25 May 2015DRAM spot prices continue to fall in the second quarter of 2015, with prices for 4Gb DDR3 chips having fallen about 9%, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) quoted DRAMeXchange...
Gigastorage expects operations to break even in 1Q16
Friday 22 May 2015Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Gigastorage, also still suffering operating losses, expects business operations to break even in the first quarter of 2016 due to use of...
DRAM spot prices hit more than 7-month low, says DRAMeXchange
Thursday 4 December 2014DRAM spot prices continue to fall with prices for mainstream DDR3 4Gb chips dropping to US$3.74, the lowest since April 17, according to DRAMeXchange.
Fire at SK Hynix China plant sends DRAM spot prices higher
Thursday 5 September 2013A fire at SK Hynix' plant in China helped push up DRAM spot prices substantially today (September 5).
DRAM contract prices have room for further growth
Thursday 14 March 2013Spot prices for PC DRAM have risen significantly in recent days, moving further away from contract price levels. Lifted by the surge in spot prices, contract prices are set to rally...
Spot prices for PC-use DRAM up 5%
Tuesday 5 March 2013Spot market prices for PC-use (standard) DRAM have risen by an average of 5%, with quotes for 4Gb DDR3 chips increasing 6% to US$2.7-2.8 and those for 2Gb DDR3 chips rising by 2.3%...
Some China solar firms hope to terminate long-term material supply contracts
Friday 1 February 2013Some China-based solar firms hope to terminate long-term polysilicon supply contracts with international firms. The latter noted that it is quite difficult to do so because when the...
China-based makers to hike polysilicon spot prices to US$17/kg in early February
Friday 11 January 2013As the China government is likely to announce anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on polysilicon imported from Europe, the US and South Korea with a retroactive period of 30 days...
Samsung, Kingston reportedly raise DRAM contract prices
Monday 7 January 2013Samsung Electronics and memory module firms, including Kingston Technology, have raised their quotes for 4GB DRAM modules, according to industry sources. Contract prices for PC DRAM...
DRAM spot prices rebounding
Friday 14 December 2012Spot market prices for standard DRAM have been appreciating since the beginning of December, due to slow growth on the supply side amid chipmakers expanding mobile and server DRAM...
Polysilicon contract price falls to US$17-18/kg
Friday 7 December 2012The contract price of polysilicon has been falling from an average of US$20/kg in the third quarter to US$17-18/kg recently.
DRAM spot prices rally
Friday 7 December 2012DRAM spot market prices have seen a sustained rally for the week starting December 3, signaling that the worst could be over for commodity memory chipmakers.
Solar polysilicon pricing in October declines by highest rate since February, says IHS
Tuesday 20 November 2012Global demand and pricing in October for solar polysilicon fell at the highest rate seen since February, indicating that supply still exceeds demand, according to IHS.
Solar wafer buyers focus on quality, not price
Friday 7 September 2012The price of 6-inch solar wafers in China has been falling to US$0.98/unit, according to China-based solar firms.
China polysilicon price static as firms wait for government to announce anti-dumping investigation details
Wednesday 1 August 2012Despite the possibility of anti-dumping investigations taken up by the China government against US- and South Korea-based firms, the price of polysilicon in China has remained static...
Motech renews solar wafer supply contract based on spot market price
Tuesday 26 June 2012Motech Industries, a Taiwan-based maker of solar cells, put an end to a contract with a supplier of solar wafers and renewed the contract with prices based on spot market quotes on...
Additional production at 2012 year end may push polysilicon spot price below US$20/kg
Wednesday 20 June 2012The spot price of polysilicon has been falling since the market downturn in 2011. The current spot price is around US$22-25/kg and is likely to drop below US$20/kg due to additional...
DRAM spot market prices to rebound in July, says Adata chairman
Tuesday 5 June 2012As DRAM contract prices have risen month by month, spot market quotes are expected to rebound in July and exceed contract prices in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to chairman...
With no sign that the oversupply of solar polysilicon is ending, buyers are shifting their purchasing activity to the bargain-basement spot market, contributing to a sharp 11% drop...
Polysilicon spot price close to US$22/kg
Thursday 12 April 2012The most recent spot price of polysilicon has been reaching close to US$22/kg. Industry sources noted that downstream demand has been weak causing solar wafer firms to be reluctant...
DRAM spot market quiet as buyers wait-and-see, says inSpectrum
Friday 30 March 2012During the last trading week of March, transaction volumes have been low in the spot market as buyers take a wait-and-see approach. Meanwhile, sellers insist on keeping prices static,...