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Tuesday 30 December 2008
Poly-Si spot prices fall to US$150-175/kg, say Taiwan makers
Major international suppliers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-silicon or poly-Si) have lowered their quotes to US$150-175/kg, a drop of 56-63% from the US$400/kg quotes...
Tuesday 23 December 2008
DRAM and NAND flash prices surge on shrunk output, according to inSpectrum
Thanks to major memory makers' production cuts, spot prices for both DRAM and NAND flash have gone up since December 16, according to inSpectrum. The positive pricing trend has signaled...
Tuesday 16 December 2008
China solar cell makers may launch fresh price war
Many second-tier and small makers of crystalline silicon solar cells in China, in order to clear high inventory levels for cash revenues, waged a fierce price war on the spot market...
Wednesday 12 November 2008
Spot market price of 6-inch solar-grade wafers fall to US$9
The price level of a 6-inch solar-grade silicon wafer in the spot market stands at US$9 currently, dropping by 10-14.3% from US$10-10.5 quoted in October 2008, according to industry...
Wednesday 12 November 2008
Polysilicon spot prices drop sharply on weakened demand from solar cell makers
Spot prices for polysilicon have dropped sharply, as demand from solar cell makers has weakened due to the onslaught of the global financial crisis and Spain's cut in feed-in tariffs...
Monday 10 November 2008
DRAM contract quotes drop another 10% for 1H November
Contract quotes of DRAM chips tumbled another 10% in the first half of November, dragged down by declining chip prices on the spot market and dumping of DRAM modules by branded chip...
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Contract price of solar cells subject to possible price cuts for 2009
While contract supply prices of solar cells for 2009 currently stand at US$2.8-3.1 per watt, a few makers of solar cells in Taiwan and China have offered lower quotes in negotiating...
Thursday 23 October 2008
Solar spot market prices fall
International spot market prices for polycrystalline silicon material, wafers and solar cells have dropped by 4-13% mainly because of the expiration of Spain's solar incentive bill...
Monday 20 October 2008
Some Taiwan solar module makers forced to buy high-price solar cells from spot market
Taiwan-based solar module makers in general enjoyed large global demand in the third quarter of 2008 mainly due to the expiration of Spain's solar energy incentive bill (Royal Decree...
Wednesday 1 October 2008
DDR2 eTT 1Gb chip pricing falls to historic low
The recent drastic decline of branded 1Gb DDR2 prices has pushed the price of DDR2 1Gb eTT chips to an historic low, according to sources at Taiwan DRAM makers.
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Spot prices of solar cells drop as old government incentives expire in Spain
In the global spot market for solar cells, prices have slipped by 5-10% from US$3.6-3.8/watt to US$3.2-3.4/watt in the past two weeks because of slackening demand in Spain in response...
Tuesday 23 September 2008
NAND flash spot prices up slightly this week
The NAND flash spot market has been active so far this week, with more orders than before, on higher prices, according to InSpectrum. Compared with closing prices on Friday, September...
Tuesday 23 September 2008
DRAM contract quotes drop sharply for 2H September
Contract prices of DRAM chips for the second half of September fell sharply as orders for memory chips from PC OEMs continued to dwindle, according to data available from DRAMeXcha...
Wednesday 13 August 2008
PSC stops offering weekly DRAM spot quotes
The rules of the game in the DRAM spot market are changing as Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has stopped offering weekly quotes for effectively tested (eTT) chips and instead...
Tuesday 22 July 2008
Polysilicon spot price posts mild drop
Despite the spot price of polysilicon still remaining high, a mild weakening sign has been seen over the recent month. Some industry players attributed the drop to a decline of urgent...