Samsung to expand NAND flash lead with new China plant

Jan 5, 16:10

Samsung Electronics' application to set up a new NAND flash wafer plant in China reportedly has been approved by the South Korea government, which industry sources believe will enhance...

Powerchip lands orders for 100,000 NAND flash+Mobile RAM MCPs

Jan 4, 01:05

Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology has obtained orders for 100,000 512Mb and 1Gb MCPs (multi-chip packages) made of 40nm-based NAND flash chips and low-power Mobile RAM chips, according...

High-capacity flash supply to run tight in 2012

Dec 29, 12:31

Sources at memory makers expect demand for high-capacity NAND flash memory to outstrip supply in 2012 due to strong demand for SSD and embedded storage applications. However, oversupply...

NAND flash prices stable in 1H December

Dec 19, 13:54

Early December contract prices for mainstream 32Gb NAND flash memory remained unchanged while those for 64Gb parts saw a narrower decrease, according to data posted on DRAMeXchange...

SanDisk shipments to top 700 million units in 2011

Dec 9, 01:05

SanDisk has forecast that overall shipments of its NAND flash-related products to retail channels and OEM customers worldwide will top 700 million units in 2011, up more than 15%.

Micron, Intel unveil 20nm 128Gb NAND flash

Dec 7, 10:09

Intel and Micron Technology have jointly announced a 20nm, 128Gb multilevel-cell (MLC) NAND falsh device. The companies also announced mass production of their 20nm 64Gb NAND.

NAND contract prices continue to fall

Dec 2, 01:00

NAND flash contract prices have continued their downward trend for the second half of November, data gathered by DRAMeXchange show. Short lead-time orders for SSDs emerged to stimulate...

NAND flash contract prices fall 2-4% in 1H November, says DRAMeXchange

Nov 17, 01:00

Affected by weaker-than-expected demand in retail channels and from system OEMs, NAND flash contract prices continued edging down in the first half of November, according to price...

Skymedi, JMicron report growth in October revenues

Nov 11, 01:20

NAND flash controller design houses Skymedi and JMicron Technology have both posted sequential sales growth in October, with the latter setting the highest monthly level for 2011.

NAND flash contract prices to fall through December

Nov 3, 01:15

NAND flash contract prices are likely to fall in November and drop further in December, as supply will expand, combined with continued-sluggish demand, according to DRAMeXchange.

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.

Samsung denies report about 2012 chip capex

Oct 25, 12:22

Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to allocate KRW15 trillion (US$13.3 billion) to chip capex in 2012, but company high-level executives have denied the speculation, according to...

Market value of NAND flash to rise 20% in 2012, says DRAMeXchange

Oct 24, 15:50

The value of the NAND flash memory market is expected to reach US$26 billion in 2012, up 20% from the US$22 billion estimated for 2011, according to DRAMeXchange. Growth will be driven...

NAND flash prices stable in 1H October, says DRAMeXchange

Oct 18, 12:12

Early October contract prices for MLC NAND flash chips remained stable, supported by replenishment demand and demand stimulated by product launches, according to price tracker DRAM...

NAND to surpass DRAM in sales in 2014, says analyst

Oct 18, 11:52

The NAND flash market is expected to expand over the next several years but the DRAM market will shrink. The former will surpass the latter in revenues in 2014, said Andrew Norwood,...

Macronix, Winbond to step into NAND flash production

Sep 27, 15:20

Taiwan-based Macronix International and Winbond Electronics are expected to extend production from NOR flash to NAND flash, viewing that NAND flash tends to replace NOR flash for...

Powerchip Technology lands large order for NAND flash from PQI

Sep 27, 01:00

Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology has obtained an order for NAND flash using 4,000-5,000 12-inch wafer equivalents from Power Quotient International (PQI), a Taiwan-based memory module...

Apple reportedly increases memory purchases from Japan

Sep 22, 01:20

Apple has increased its purchases of DRAM and NAND flash from Japan, according to industry sources, adding that Toshiba and Elpida Memory are being pinpointed as beneficiaries of...

NAND flash contract prices for 1H September mostly flat

Newswatch - Sep 16, 15:41

Contract market prices for mainstream MLC NAND flash stayed flat in the first half of September, while those for 64Gb parts rose 1%, latest data collected by DRAMeXchange show.

Powerchip to halve DRAM output

Sep 9, 01:10

Powerchip Technology has unveiled plans to slash its total PC DRAM output by 50%, while reporting huge declines in revenues for August 2011.

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.

NAND flash contract prices fall at slower pace in 1H August

Aug 18, 01:00

NAND flash contract prices fell less sharply in early August than in July, with mainstream MLC chips down 1-2%, according to DRAMeXchange.

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.

NAND flash outlook still unclear for 4Q11

Aug 3, 12:24

The NAND flash market outlook for the fourth quarter of 2011 is still under doubt due to a lack of demand visibility, and current oversupply might appear to be more severe because...

NAND flash contract prices trending down

Aug 2, 16:40

Having engaged in the price negotiations for almost two months, NAND flash buyers and sellers have finally come up with a decision agreeing downward adjustments in contract prices...

Global 2Q11 NAND flash market sees 9% drop; Samsung remains top supplier, says DRAMeXchange

Aug 1, 11:26

The worldwide NAND flash memory market posted revenues of US$4.88 billion in the second quarter of 2011, down about 9% sequentially, according to DRAMeXchange. Samsung Electronics...

NAND flash densities in video game platforms to climb more than 40% in 2011, says IHS

Jul 26, 10:58

Despite the high cost of NAND flash memory, NAND densities in 2011 will rise more than 40% in home consoles and handheld devices, the principal modes for gaming entertainment, according...

Talks on NAND flash contract prices still ongoing

Jul 20, 14:21

DRAMeXchange, which tracks pricing for memory chips, has posted an announcement on its website that data for NAND flash will not be updated until the end of July. NAND chip companies...

Apple giveth, but iCloud taketh away from NAND flash market, says IHS

Jul 18, 13:56

Apple in recent years has played a key role in expanding the market for NAND flash, but the company's newly-launched iCloud storage service could cause demand for the memory to weaken...

Samsung said to ramp new fab in September

Jul 14, 01:00

Samsung Electronics is expected to open a new memory semiconductor fabrication plant in September, according to industry sources. Dubbed Line-16, the facility will be focused on the...