Contract quotes for DDR3 chips drift lower in early July

Jul 16, 12:16

Contract quotes for DRAM chips continued to fall in the first half of July, with the price of 2GB DDR3 modules dropping 2-4% to US$44. However, some module makers and IC distributors...

Poly-Si suppliers pushing for 3-year contract agreements with solar wafer makers

Jul 15, 11:34

International poly-Si suppliers are pushing solar wafer customers to sign 3-year supply contracts which require down payments of up to 10-20% of the total procurement value over the...

DRAM contract price continues losing strength in 2H July, says inSpectrum

Jul 9, 15:12

Shadowed by a cautious sales outlook among most PC vendors, a mild sequential price drop for DDR3 will continue into the later half of July. The drop in the DDR2 segment has grown...

DRAM contract quotes likely to decline in July and August

Jul 1, 11:52

Contract quotes for DRAM chips may continue to drop in July and August as Samsung Electronics, buoyed by an improvement in yields of its 46nm process, is reportedly offering 2GB DDR3...

NAND flash contract prices to rebound in late July, says DRAMeXchange

Jun 29, 15:18

Contract prices for mainstream multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips are expected to rebound later in July 2010, as system OEMs and memory card makers restock for the upcoming peak...

DRAM contract price starts losing strength, says inSpectrum

Jun 9, 16:53

After seeing ASPs of DRAM hold stable for a while, a weakening price trend emerged in the first half of June, with stronger downside pressure expected in the later half of the month,...

DDR2 spot price goes further down, says inSpectrum

May 21, 15:44

A stronger price correction occurred in both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets this week (May 17-21). With the DRAM contract market having seen a complete crossover to DDR3, DDR2 was...

PC vendors and Samsung in dispute over DDR3 contract quotes for May, say sources

May 14, 12:46

Major PC vendors and Samsung Electronics are currently in a standoff over Samsung's plans to hike contract quotes for DDR3 memory in May, according to industry sources. Rival Hynix...

NAND flash contract prices for early May decline, says DRAMeXchange

May 13, 11:25

Contract quotes for 16Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips have edged down over 3% in the first half of May 2010, while the 32Gb segment also has declined by up to 3%, according...

DRAM contract price sustains stability in May, says inSpectrum

May 7, 16:46

DRAM contract price has maintained flat with a mild raise in both DDR2 and DDR3 segments amid inventory buildups at some PC OEMs/ODMs, according to inSpectrum.

Hynix DRAM plant reportedly sees power glitch

Apr 22, 14:30

Hynix Semiconductor on April 21 saw a power glitch at a main DRAM fab in Korea, but the company maintained that no losses resulted from the incident, according to Korea media repor...

DRAM vendors raise contract quotes for 1H April, says inSpectrum

Apr 9, 17:02

Despite a mild price drop in the DRAM spot market, major vendors have been able to raise quotes for both DDR2 and DDR3 in the contract market in the first half of April. A mild price...

NAND flash contract quotes for early April climbing

Apr 9, 14:09

Contract quotes for mainstream 16Gb NAND flash memory have edged up 2-7% to average US$4.06 in the first half of April 2010, while prices for 32Gb parts have risen 3-4% to US$7.54,...

International, China-based suppliers hike poly-Si prices for 2Q10

Apr 7, 11:02

International suppliers of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) material have raised their contract prices from US$50-55/kg in the first quarter of 2010 to US$55/kg for the second quarter,...

Nanya to raise DRAM contract prices for April, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 30, 16:42

Nanya Technology expects to raise DRAM contract prices by 10% in April 2010, implying the market has shown much strength compared to the same period in previous years, according to...

China makers hike solar wafer contract prices; Taiwan competitors to follow suit

Mar 26, 11:41

China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer suppliers have raised contract quotes for the 6-inch segment from US$3.5 per wafer in early March to about US$3.96 due to booming...

Motech seeking hikes in solar cell contract prices for 2Q10, says chairman

Mar 25, 16:46

Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech Industries is negotiating with clients for higher contract prices for the second quarter of 2010 due to booming demand, according to company chairman...

DDR3 spot prices reach US$3

Mar 23, 14:57

Spot market prices for branded 1Gb DDR3 chips continued rallying to close at US$3 on average on March 22, while effectively tested (eTT) DDR3 climbed to US$2.98, according to DRAMe...

Taiwan-based solar cell makers seeking contract price hikes for 2Q10

Mar 18, 15:00

Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells, foreseeing that global demand will continue to be strong and solar wafer costs will rise in the second quarter, plan to raise...

Main international poly-Si suppliers keep contract prices unchanged for 2Q10, say Taiwan makers

Mar 16, 10:50

International suppliers of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) material have quoted contract prices of US$50-55/kg for the second quarter of 2010, the same as current levels, according...

NAND flash contract quotes for early March mostly stable

Mar 12, 14:15

Contract quotes for 64Gb, 32Gb and 16Gb NAND flash memory have declined by 1-2% on average, respectively, in the first half of March, compared to the average in the second half of...

DRAM makers see demand from PC OEMs pick up after Lunar break

Feb 26, 12:27

PC OEM makers have recently increased their orders for DDR3 modules at Samsung Electronics, while Elpida Memory is seeking additional supply of DDR2 chips from partner Powerchip Semiconductor...

DRAM contract prices go flat in 2H February, says DRAMeXchange

Feb 25, 17:03

Contract prices for 1Gb DDR2 are at US$2.19-2.38 for the second half of February 2010, flat from the first half of month, according to DRAMeXchange. The 1Gb DDR3 segment also remains...

Speculation trading stimulates an unexpected DDR2 ASP bounce, says inSpectrum

Feb 12, 15:42

Speculation trading has brought an unexpected price bounce for DDR2, driven by a mild price revision by leading players, according to inSpectrum.

DDR2 contract quotes down 2-5% for 1H February, but DDR3 parts up

Feb 11, 11:04

Contract quotes for DDR2 chips have declined 2-5% for the first half of February, pushing the price of 2GB DDR2 modules to US$38-41, according to DRAMeXchange. Meanwhile, prices for...

High-density NAND flash prices rise by up to 3% in 2H January, says DRAMeXchange

Jan 26, 11:40

Contract prices for 32Gb and 64Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips have seen flat to 3% growth to average US$7.24 and US$15.50, respectively, for the second half of January,...

DRAM contract prices flat in 2H January, says DRAMeXchange

Jan 26, 10:37

Contract quotes for 2GB DDR2 modules have remained unchanged at US$41 for the second half of January, and the price of 2GB DDR3 parts also remained flat at US$41, DRAMeXchange data...

Nanya cautious about 1Q10 as ASPs decline

Jan 22, 16:05

Nanya Technology, currently Taiwan's top DRAM maker by revenues, has expressed concerns that it may see ASPs drop sequentially in the first quarter of 2010 due to weakness in DDR2...

DDR3 contract prices rise in 1H January, DDR2 stays flat

Jan 13, 14:58

Contract prices for 2GB DDR3 modules rose 2-5% to average US$41 in the first half of January, according to figures from DRAMeXchange. 2GB DDR2 parts were also quoted at US$41 in the...

NAND flash demand slow in early January, says DRAMeXchange

Jan 11, 16:34

Contract prices for most multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips have remained almost unchanged for the first half of January 2010, indicating inventory replenishment by downstream...

Hot sales of DDR3 spreads from contract to spot market, says inSpectrum

Jan 8, 16:54

Memory trading in the spot market remained slow this week (January 4-8), except for DDR3. Thanks to stronger concern about supply, a price surge for DDR3 occurred, according to inS...

Contract quotes for NAND flash chips remain flat for 2H December

Dec 25, 16:28

Contract prices for most multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips remain flat for the second half of December 2009, but higher density segments have come down 1-5% on slow trading,...

Poly-Si suppliers offer one-year contract quotes at US$55/kg, say Taiwan makers

Dec 18, 12:30

Some international suppliers of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) are offering one-year contract quotes of about US$55/kg for 2010, approximately the same as current spot prices,...

DRAM contract quotes remain flat in 1H December

Dec 10, 11:19

DRAMeXchange data show that contract prices for DRAM chips have remained unchanged in the first half of December, beating industry sources' estimate of a slight dip. Pai Pei-Lin,...

DRAM price surge to lose momentum in December, says inSpectrum

Dec 9, 14:16

After seeing a weakening price trend in November, DRAM contract prices are expected to continue to lose strength in December as demand is expected to encounter a temporal setback,...