
Memory market research firm inSpectrum provides a weekly update on spot pricing in the NAND flash and DRAM markets and bimonthly updates on contract pricing.
Last update: Monday 26 December 2011 [122 news items]
White-box tablets spur low-density NAND flash pricing, says inSpectrum
Aug 3, 14:38
Spot price of low-density NAND flash has gained strong momentum recently, thanks to demand from makers in China trying to product iPad-like devices, according to inSpectrum.
DRAM contract price decline continues in 2H July, says inSpectrum
Jul 23, 17:13
The mainstream DDR3 contract market has seen a mild price drop for the latter half of July, reflecting slow demand, according to inSpectrum. DDR2, which has become a legacy memory...
DDR1 sees significant demand in spot market, says inSpectrum
Jul 16, 17:06
The DRAM spot market remained slow this week (July 12-16), except for DDR1, the legacy memory product. Some unexpected demand for DDR1 from the Greater China area resulted in a noticeable...
E-book demand stimulates NAND flash spot pricing, says inSpectrum
Jul 2, 16:46
Spot pricing of low-density NAND flash chips continued rising this week (June 28-July 2), thanks to warming-up demand from white-box e-book makers in China, according to inSpectrum...
Weakening US dollar spurs speculative trading in DRAM spot market, says inSpectrum
Jun 25, 16:56
Speculative trading took place in the DRAM spot market this week (June 21-25) as some China-based traders/brokers realized that the weakening US dollar against the Chinese yuan allowed...
DRAM spot market still quiet, says inSpectrum
Jun 18, 17:00
The DRAM spot market remained weak this week (June 14-17), with prices staying mostly flat, according to inSpectrum.
Price correction seen in DRAM spot market again, says inSpectrum
Jun 11, 17:49
A price correction in the DRAM spot market occurred again this week (June 7-11) as brokers/traders dumped their inventory, according to inSpectrum.
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,...
Speculative trading brings an unexpected DRAM spot price rebound, says inSpectrum
Jun 4, 16:03
Spot price of DDR2 posted an unexpected rebound this week (May 31-June 4) amid speculative trading at the Greater China region, according to inSpectrum.
Acute price correction seen amid memory module price cuts, says inSpectrum
May 28, 16:39
Driven by major memory module houses' sharp price cuts, corresponding DRAM spot prices have posted an acute drop this week, especially for the DDR2 segment, according to inSpectrum...
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...
Price correction continues in DRAM, NAND flash spot markets, says inSpectrum
May 14, 17:02
A price correction in the DRAM and NAND flash spot markets continued this week (May 10-14), resulting in mild price drops, according to inSpectrum.
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.
DRAM and NAND flash spot prices drop, says inSpectrum
Apr 30, 17:07
Both the DRAM and NAND flash spot markets remained weak this week (April 26-30), resulting in price correction, said inSpectrum.
Memory spot market remains weak ahead of holiday in China, says inSpectrum
Apr 23, 16:17
Buying incentives for memory continued to be weak this week (April 19-23), resulting in a mild price drop in the DRAM and NAND flash spot markets, according to inSpectrum.
Demand slows down in DRAM spot market, says inSpectrum
Apr 16, 17:01
With most memory module houses having already stocked up many DDR2 chips, demand slowed down this week (April 12-16), resulting in a price correction, according to inSpectrum.
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...
Strong DRAM spot price rally followed by price correction, says inSpectrum
Apr 2, 16:53
After a surge of about 30% in both DDR2 and DDR3 spot prices in March, a price correction was seen this week (March 29-April 2), according to inSpectrum.
Speculation sends DRAM spot prices to record high, says inSpectrum
Mar 26, 16:28
Spot prices for all types of DRAM hit record-high levels this week (March 22-26), thanks to price hikes by some vendors and speculative trading, according to inSpectrum.
DDR2 gains stronger momentum, says inSpectrum
Mar 19, 16:53
Spot price of DDR2 gained stronger momentum this week (March 15-19), thanks to price hike by Kingston Technology, as well as inventory replenishments from the emerging markets, according...
DDR2 spot pricing up on shrinking supply, says inSpectrum
Mar 12, 17:03
Spot price of DDR2 regained momentum this week (March 8-12) amid shrinking supply from memory module houses, according to inSpectrum.
NAND flash pricing remains weak as traders offload Hynix 41nm chips, says inSpectrum
Mar 5, 16:29
Attention in the spot market was shifted from DRAM to NAND flash this week (March 1-5) as some traders offloaded their inventories of NAND flash chips from Hynix Semiconductor, according...
Bullish DDR2 spot pricing sustains after Lunar New Year, says inSpectrum
Feb 26, 16:29
A bullish price trend for DDR2 has sustained in the memory spot market after Lunar New Year, thanks to restock demand from some emerging markets, plus continued price hikes by leading...
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.
DRAM and NAND flash spot pricing remains stable during holiday run-up, says inSpectrum
Feb 5, 16:55
The week February 1-5 was quiet for both DRAM and NAND flash trading at the Greater China area spot markets as vendors and major memory module houses maintained flat quotes, resulting...
Memory market quiet as Lunar New Year approaches, says inSpectrum
Jan 29, 17:04
DRAM and NAND flash spot prices continued dropping mildly this week (January 25-29) as most buyers remained conservative about the pricing trend ahead of Lunar New Year (in mid February),...
DDR3 pricing lulls upon module price reduction, says inSpectrum
Jan 22, 16:46
A mild drop for both DRAM and NAND flash was seen across the board this week (January 18-22), driven by price reductions by some leading module houses, according to inSpectrum.
DDR3 spot price continues growing, says inSpectrum
Jan 15, 16:13
Thanks to growing attention from brokers and traders, DDR3 spot prices continued growing this week (January 11-15). But for DDR2 and NAND flash, prices remained weak amid slow demand,...
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...
Unexpected price rally at DRAM spot market, says inSpectrum
Dec 24, 16:02
Driven by unexpected demand from some China-based traders, DRAM spot pricing again posted a rally this week (December 21-24). But for the NAND flash market, demand remained sluggish,...
DRAM and NAND flash spot trading to remain slow through Christmas, says inSpectrum
Dec 18, 17:07
After series of speculative trading, the memory spot market is quiet this week (December 14-18), as evident in stable pricing and small transaction volumes, according to inSpectrum...
Prices for eTT DRAM surge on speculation, says inSpectrum
Dec 11, 16:26
Speculation in both DRAM and NAND flash trading has pushed spot prices up this week (December 7-11), with effectively tested (eTT) DRAM chips leading the rally, according to inSpec...
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,...
Inventory dumping again drags both DRAM and NAND flash spot prices down, says inSpectrum
Dec 4, 16:18
Spot pricing for both DRAM and NAND flash dropped further this week (November 30-December 4) as traders/distributors started dumping inventory to channels, according to inSpectrum.
DRAM and NAND flash spot prices continue dropping on slackening demand, says inSpectrum
Nov 27, 17:11
Overall memory spot market sentiment remained slow this week (November 23-27), as reflected in shrunk transaction volume and weakening prices, according to inSpectrum.
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