DDR2 spot prices to reach US$1.50 or beyond, says DRAMeXchange

Aug 13, 15:13

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...

DDR3 prices up by double-digits in 1H August, says DRAMeXchange

Aug 10, 15:58

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...

Phison expects 3Q09 gross margin to grow on memory card prices

Aug 10, 14:46

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...

A-Data July 2009 sales up 26% on growing shipments

Newswatch - Aug 5, 15:44

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...

DRAM revenues up 27% in 2Q09, says DRAMeXchange

Aug 5, 14:01

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...

NAND flash ASPs up 20% in 2Q09, says DRAMeXchange

Jul 31, 14:33

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...

Prices for microSD cards soar 10% on Toshiba supply cut

Jul 29, 11:42

The price of microSD cards has recently rallied by almost 10% on reduced supply from Toshiba, according to sources at memory card makers.

DRAM makers seeking to narrow price gap between DDR2 and DDR3

Jul 24, 14:21

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,...

NAND flash contract prices down on slow demand in 1H July, says DRAMeXchange

Jul 13, 10:31

Contract quotes for mainstream multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips trended downward by up to 5% in the first half of July 2009, industry sources citing data gathered by DRAMeXchange...

Samsung said to be subsidizing DRAM operations with NAND flash profits

Jul 7, 17:02

Samsung Electronics has made efforts to provide NAND flash prices that maintain profitability in contrast to its DRAM pricing strategy, according to industry sources in Taiwan. The...

DDR3 contract prices to grow on launch of ultra-thin notebooks, says DRAMeXchange

Jul 2, 15:51

Contract prices for DDR3 chips seen in more ultra-thin notebooks are expected to rise 5-10% in July, according to DRAMeXchange. The research firm expects promotions of Intel-based...

NAND flash contract prices to turn soft in July, says DRAMeXchange

Jun 25, 16:06

Contract prices for mainstream 8Gb and 16Gb MLC NAND flash chips have stayed flat at an average of US$3.52 and US$4.06, respectively, in the second half of June, according to data...

DRAM contract prices stay flat in 2H June, says DRAMeXchange

Jun 24, 14:38

Contract prices for DDR2 and DDR3 modules have stayed flat in the second half of June, following low- to mid-single-digit percentage gains in the first half, according to DRAMeXchange...

SSD penetration in PC market remains low

Jun 24, 14:13

The replacement from traditional hard drives to solid state drives (SSDs) will not take off in 2009, as the ratio of SSDs used in PCs remains low due to higher per GB costs, according...

DDR3 contract prices to continue growth momentum in 2H June, says DRAMeXchange

Jun 18, 16:15

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....

Contract prices up for DRAM in 1H June, but down for NAND flash

Jun 9, 16:08

Contract prices for DDR2 and DDR3 modules went up 2-5% and 4-5%, respectively, in the first half of June, data gathered by DRAMeXchange has shown. But for NAND flash, contract prices...

DRAM makers May sales continue sequential growth, but suffer double-digit drops on year

Jun 5, 09:58

DRAM chipmakers Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) continued to see sequential revenue growth in May 2009, thanks to stabilizing DRAM...

Taiwan touch panel production value to increase 36% in 2009, says DRAMeXchange

Jun 1, 11:49

Taiwan touch panel production value is estimated to increase 36% to NT$32 billion (US$989 million) in 2009 and to NT$49.8 billion in 2012 with a CAGR of 16.9% because of surging popularity...

NAND flash pricing down in late May as demand falls

May 26, 14:33

Spot quotes for 16Gb MLC NAND flash chips slipped below the US$4 mark recently due to an inventory pileup at downstream suppliers early in May. The pileup was caused by a sudden fall...

NAND flash prices drifting lower in May-June, say Taiwan makers

May 21, 13:58

NAND flash chip prices, which should have peaked due to huge supply cuts earlier in the second quarter, will likely begin drifting lower in May-June as current demand growth is too...

Micron unseats Hynix in NAND flash ranking in 1Q09, says DRAMeXchange

May 13, 10:57

Micron Technology of the US moved into the world's top-three NAND flash chipmakers in the first quarter of 2009, overtaking Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, according to a recent research...

NAND flash contract prices continue to rise in 1H May, says DRAMeXchange

May 12, 14:51

Average contract prices for NAND flash have continued its rally for the first half of May, data gathered by DRAMeXchange show. The upward price trend was as a result of suppliers'...

DRAM contract prices on the rise in 1H May, says DRAMeXchange

May 8, 17:05

Contract quotes for 2GB DDR2 modules for the first half of May have increased by 5-10% to US$18-22, and 2GB DDR3 parts by 5-12% to US$19-22.5, according to data compiled by DRAMeXc...

DRAM contract prices poised for 10-15% growth in May, says DRAMeXchange

May 6, 14:22

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.

Netbook parts and components in short supply, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 27, 15:08

The supply of up-stream parts and components for netbooks has become increasingly tight recently as white-box netbook vendors in China are ramping up output to meet anticipated demand...

Hynix 1Q09 revenues down 13%, but losses narrow

Apr 24, 10:29

Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest computer memory maker, has announced its earnings results for first-quarter 2009 (ended March 31). The chipmaker recorded consolidated...

DRAM contract prices going up, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 22, 09:58

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...

IM Flash likely to beat Hynix in 2009 ranking, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 20, 16:00

IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between Intel and Micron Technology, may overtake Hynix Semiconductor and become the third-largest NAND flash supplier worldwide in 2009, according...

DRAM spot prices up significantly

Apr 17, 16:18

Taiwan's DRAM chip suppliers have paid much attention to the active transaction in the spot market over the past two days, pinning their hopes on an early recovery. The cash-strapped...

NAND flash supply to tighten after Apple reportedly places large order

Apr 9, 12:19

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...

DRAM contract prices expected to grow in May, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 8, 15:12

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...