Last update: Friday 3 February 2012 [287 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...
4GB DRAM contract prices going up
Feb 1, 11:47
Contract prices for 4GB DDR3 DRAM modules trended upward in the second half of January, benefiting suppliers who now have their newer 30nm-class chips.
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...
First-tier China polysilicon makers eyeing limited price increase
Jan 6, 14:45
While some producers of polysilicon in Asia plan to raise spot market prices from an average level of US$27-28/kg currently to US$30/kg later in the first quarter of 2012, first-tier...
DRAM spot prices may rebound to US$1 in January
Dec 28, 14:15
Spot market prices for 2Gb DDR3 memory have started to rise recently as a result of suppliers' production cutbacks. The chipmakers have also been demonstrating their reluctance to...
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...
Dec 15, 14:20
DRAM spot prices have surged over 10% recently due in part to efforts by chip suppliers including Hynix Semiconductor and Micron Technology to defend their prices on the spot market,...
Polysilicon spot price stabilizes at US$25/kg
Dec 8, 14:36
The spot price of polysilicon has been stabilizing around US$25/kg. Industry sources indicated the price has been closing in on the variable costs of many Europe- and US-based polysilicon...
Less pressure for traders in DRAM spot market, says inSpectrum
Dec 2, 16:32
With some smaller module houses eagerly building up inventories last week, most traders were faced with less pressure this week, (November 28-December 2) with the overall DRAM spot...
Digitimes Research: Spot price of polysilicon in Greater China remains static
Dec 2, 15:38
This week's spot prices of solar products in the Greater China region continued to fall but the pace of decline was slowing down significantly, as the market approached an end of...
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...
Downstream solar firms have limited demand despite continued price drops of polysilicon
Nov 15, 01:10
The spot price of polysilicon continues to fall due to weak demand throughout the supply chain. Industry sources indicated the price has dropped below US$30/kg and is moving toward...
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.
Polysilicon contract price falls to US$36-37/kg
Oct 25, 14:55
The contract price of polysilicon has dropped from US$42-43/kg at the beginning of October to US$36-37/kg due to weak demand. According to industry sources, the price has decreased...
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,...
Spot price of polysilicon reportedly drops to below US$40/kg in China
Oct 3, 14:54
Lack of demand has been spreading in the solar market and across the supply chain. The spot price of polysilicon in China has reportedly hit below US$40/kg. However, actual deals...
Price of 6-inch solar wafers likely to fall 11-13% in 4Q11
Sep 22, 14:36
Pricing for 6-inch polysilicon solar wafers will be quoted at US$1.60/unit in the fourth quarter of 2011, down from US$1.80-1.85 in the third quarter, according to industry sources...
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...
Eversol has sufficient cash to 2013, says chairman
Sep 15, 15:03
The changes in government incentives and oversupply in the market have been causing the solar industry to experience rough times, according to Martin Kuo, chairman of Taiwan-based...
Poly-Si spot prices to drop further
Sep 14, 15:05
The solar product supply chain is bracing for another wave of price cuts. The current spot price of polysilicon is around US$48-49/kg, but buyers' anticipation that the price will...
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...
Price of solar wafers likely to drop below US$1.90 in October
Sep 7, 01:05
The current price of 6-inch solar wafers is around US$1.95/unit but the industry expects prices to drop to US$1.80-1.85/unit in October. The price of polysilicon is expected to decrease...
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.
DRAM spot prices rally on speculative trading
Aug 25, 01:15
Spot prices for effectively tested (eTT) chips have seen a slight rebound suggesting speculative inventory stockpiling by traders and channel distributors, according to industry sources...
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...
Polysilicon price likely to remain stable
Aug 10, 10:32
There is a chance for polysilicon spot price to drop below US$50/kg in second-half 2011 due to increased supply, but the current price should last until November on steady demand,...
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...
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- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- 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
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
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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
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