Last update: Friday 3 February 2012 [162 news items]
Memory spot market weak after Lunar New Year, says inSpectrum
Feb 3, 16:50
A week-long Lunar New Year holiday failed to stimulate the memory market in China, according to inSpectrum. With the Europe and US markets quiet as well, demand has been weaker than...
DRAM spot prices continue rally, says inSpectrum
Jan 9, 12:21
Elpida's raising DRAM price did not have a signifcaint impact on the spot market in the first week of 2012 although higher quotes from suppliers amid limited supply continued to provide...
Memory spot market still weak, says inSpectrum
Dec 26, 10:03
After experiencing a sharp and sudden rise the previous week, average prices for mainstream DRAM in the spot market dropped slightly last week (December 19-23) with demand turning...
DRAM spot price jumps 20%, says inSpectrum
Dec 19, 10:57
Spot price for mainstream DRAM products saw a significant and surprising jump last week (December 12-16), according to inSpectrum. As of noon of December 16, spot price of a white-branded...
Slow demand continues through year-end season in memory market, says inSpectrum
Dec 12, 14:48
Traditional year-end demand did not come in the DRAM spot market in 2011 with the overall mainstream products experiencing a downhill trend this week (December 2-9), according to...
DRAM spot market rebound on production issue, says inSpectrum
Nov 25, 16:13
DRAM spot prices rebounded this week (November 21-25) as some second-tier module house players sought to build up inventories amid concerns over production cut by suppliers, according...
DRAM spot prices stabilize on production cut plan, says inSpectrum
Nov 18, 16:54
The overall price trend of the DRAM spot market finally stabilized this week (November 14-18) due to the recent announcement of Elpida's production cut plan after a sluggish performance...
Slow demand to last through year-end in memory market, says inSpectrum
Nov 11, 17:11
Overall demand in the DRAM spot market remained low this week (November 7-11), as traders continued dumping their stocks amid a gloomy outlook for the year-end holiday shopping season,...
Thai flood brings impact to memory contract market, says inSpectrum
Nov 4, 16:30
Contract pricing in the memory market is expected to be affected by recent flooding in Thailand with shortages for 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDD) for desktop expected to be larger...
Thailand floods to affect NAND flash spot market, says inSpectrum
Oct 28, 16:52
NAND flash spot market pricing might be stimulated by the recent floods in Thailand over the short term, according to inSpectrum.
No post-holiday affect on DRAM spot market, says inSpectrum
Oct 21, 16:51
Overall pricing dropped further this week at the mainstream DRAM spot market (Oct 17-21) on weak demand, according to inSpectrum.
Memory market has quiet week, says inSpectrum
Oct 7, 16:49
DRAM spot prices continued dropping this week (October 3-7) due to weak demand and the ongoing holidays in China, while the NAND Flash spot market was quiet with few transactions,...
DDR3 spot prices jumps on production cut plan, says inSpectrum
Sep 26, 10:31
Mainstream DRAM spot pricing jumped once again last week (September 19-23) on supply issues while NAND flash remained flat prior to the peak season, according to inSpectrum.
Branded DDR3 prices surge on production cut plan, says inSpectrum
Sep 16, 15:25
Overall pricing for DRAM at the spot market this week (Sep 13-16) reported a strong price rise stimulated by announced plans by Taiwan-based players to cut production, according to...
Memory card price improves, says inSpectrum
Sep 9, 16:45
Price trends in the NAND flash spot market were flat this week (September 5-9) with micro SD cards continuing to see great performance in terms of demand and pricing, according to...
More demand for 32Gb MLC, says inSpectrum
Sep 5, 10:53
The overall price trend for NAND flash in the spot market remained stable this week (Aug 29-Sep 2) with still some traders looking for Hynix 32Gb MLC products in particular, according...
Memory spot price solid, says inSpectrum
Aug 29, 10:31
DDR3 spot prices rebounded last week (Aug 22- 26) while 32Gb NAND flash prices remained firm due to supply issues, according to inSpecturm.
DDR3 spot prices worsen; NAND flash pricing stable, says inSpectrum
Aug 22, 12:37
Overall price trends for DDR3 revised down further in the spot market this week (Aug 15-19) with some brokers dumping products, according to inSpectrum.
DDR3 spot prices dip further but 32Gb MLC price rebounds, says inSpectrum
Aug 12, 17:05
Demand for DDR3 improved slightly this week in the spot market (Aug8-12) but this did not help overall pricing, while NAND flash reported strong demand from China, according to inS...
NAND flash spot prices stabilize, says inSpectrum
Aug 8, 11:35
The NAND flash market saw price trends stabilize this week (Aug 1-5) in the spot market while DDR3 continued to see price drops on weak demand, according to inSpectrum.
Memory spot market remains weak, says inSpectrum
Jul 29, 16:36
Slow demand again dragged overall price trends for both DRAM and NAND flash at the spot market this week (July 25-29), according to inSpectrum.
DDR3 2GB module price reaches new low, says inSpectrum
Jul 25, 10:26
Both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets are quiet and reported a sequential downhill trend this week (July 22-18) with 2GB DDR3 modules reportedly reaching a price bottom, according...
DDR2 spot price rebounds, says inSpectrum
Jul 8, 16:11
DDR2 chip prices in the spot market finally reported a rebound this week (July 4- July 8) with branded 1Gb DDR2 rising around 4% to US$1.09, according to inSpectrum.
Memory module houses stop price cuts, but demand fail to pick up, says inSpectrum
Jul 1, 15:52
The DRAM and NAND flash spot markets continued to see weak demand throughout this week (June 27-July1) with only few transactions, according to inSpectrum.
Sharper DRAM price cuts ahead, says inSpectrum
Jun 20, 10:15
DRAM prices trended down last week (June 13-17) in both contract and channel markets amid blurred demand visibility and sluggish sales. But vendors are believed to be launching even...
Weak channel demand prompts memory module houses launch big price cut, says inSpectrum
Jun 10, 15:48
The price erosion in the channel has aggravated as leading DRAM module houses have launched sharp price revisions, prompting traders/brokers to dump more inventory, according to in...
DRAM and NAND flash contract market yet seeing any rebound, says inSpectrum
Jun 3, 15:50
Despite claims from leading vendors about a positive memory price outlook for the later half of 2011, a meaningful rebound is yet to be seen in the near term. Seasonal demand weakness,...
Another quiet week in DRAM, NAND flash spot markets, says inSpectrum
May 20, 17:06
The DRAM and NAND flash spot markets were quiet this week (May 16-20), with prices continuing falling, according to inSpectrum.
Bearish outlook mutes DRAM and NAND flash transactions, says inSpectrum
May 13, 16:39
Nothing much has changed in the DRAM and NAND flash spot markets in May, with average selling price (ASP) for all mainstream items continuing posting an average weekly drop of 1-2%...
DRAM contract price rebounds on supply concerns, says inSpectrum
Apr 8, 15:11
The long-awaited price rebound finally occurred in price negotiations in the first half of April, thanks to PC OEMs' inventory build-up for the high season and potential supply constraints,...
DRAM spot price sets for rebound, says inSpectrum
Mar 28, 11:02
Thanks to a long-awaited price rebound at the DRAM contract market, a brisk sentiment is expected to spread across to the spot market, with a mild price rebound expected to emerge...
Memory chip price soars amid supply concerns, says inSpectrum
Mar 18, 17:09
The earthquake that hit northeastern Japan has sparked widespread concerns about DRAM and NAND flash supply, bringing a record rebound in the channels this week (March 14-18), according...
DRAM spot market yet to see price rebound, says inSpectrum
Mar 11, 16:40
While DRAM contract price is set for a mild rebound from late March, no signs of meaningful improvement have been seen in the spot market, according to inSpectrum. DRAM spot prices...
Memory spot market remains quiet, says inSpectrum
Mar 4, 17:07
Both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets remained quiet at the beginning of the month, showing a mild downhill price trend, according to inSpectrum.
Unclear outlook mutes memory spot markets, says inSpectrum
Feb 25, 16:17
A mild price drop was seen across the board in both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets this week (February 21-25) amid unclear outlook. Although most industry players foresee a price...
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- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011

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