249 news items tagged contract market
DRAM prices to rise through 2Q21
Wednesday 13 January 2021DRAM contract market prices have risen 5-10% in the first quarter of 2021, and will continue their rally in the second quarter, according to sources at memory module makers.
DRAM spot prices surge
Tuesday 22 December 2020Spot market prices for DRAM memory have surged recently and reached levels that are over 20% higher than contract market prices, according to sources at memory module houses.
DRAM spot prices to start rising later in December
Thursday 17 December 2020DRAM spot prices will start rising in the second half of December, with the rally set to persist through January 2021, according to industry sources.
New iPhones to consume 5-6% of total NAND flash produced in 2021
Wednesday 4 November 2020The new iPhone 12 series that comes in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB options will consume 5-6% of the overall NAND flash memory produced in 2021, according to industry sources.
Memory spot prices stabilize
Wednesday 27 May 2020Memory spot market prices have stopped falling, indicating consumer sentiment could be improving, according to industry sources.
Global 1Q20 NAND flash market posts 8% growth, says DRAMeXchange
Tuesday 26 May 2020Revenues of the global NAND flash industry increased 8.3% sequentially to US$13.58 billion in the first quarter of 2020, thanks mainly to growth in demand for datacenter applications,...
Memory vendors give priority to orders for data centers
Friday 10 April 2020Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology now give priority to shipping memory chips and devices for data centers and other server applications, as demand for smartphones...
Samsung cutting SSD inventory
Tuesday 7 April 2020Samsung Electronics is striving to lower its SSD inventory levels, a move which has raised concerns about the NAND flash market outlook for the second half of 2020, according to industry...
NAND flash ASPs may tumble in 2H20
Thursday 26 March 2020The spread of the coronavirus pandemic has dragged down considerably shipments for most end products in the first quarter of 2020, according to DRAMeXchange, which cut its NAND flash...
Memory distributors turn cautious
Tuesday 24 March 2020Memory distributors have turned cautious about demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, and are slowing down their chip purchases, according to industry sources.
Memory prices to rise at slower pace
Tuesday 4 February 2020Memory chip prices are likely to rise at a slower pace in February, as buyers in China are holding a wait-and-see approach, according to industry observers.
NAND flash prices to rise by up to 40% in 2020
Thursday 2 January 2020NAND flash contract prices are forecast to rise by up to 40% in 2020, according to sources at memory chipmakers.
NAND flash contract prices to rise by up to 15% in 1Q20
Thursday 19 December 2019NAND flash contract market prices are expected to rise 10-15% in the first quarter of 2020, thanks to suppliers' output controls and a pick-up in demand for datacenter applications,...
Drops in DRAM contract prices narrow in 4Q19, says DRAMeXchange
Wednesday 13 November 2019DRAM contract market prices continue to drop but at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2019, and are set to stabilize and recover in 2020, according to DRAMeXchange.
Memory prices to stabilize in 2H19, says Adata chairman
Friday 23 August 2019DRAM contract market prices are likely to stop falling and begin to stabilize in September, according to Simon Chen, chairman for memory module maker Adata Technology.
Global 2Q19 DRAM market posts 9% drop, NAND flash flat
Friday 16 August 2019The global DRAM memory industry dropped 9% in output value sequentially in the second quarter, while the NAND flash sector stayed flat, according to DRAMeXchange.
Nanya expects double-digit shipment rise in 3Q19
Tuesday 6 August 2019Nanya Technology has reiterated its previous remark that the company's DRAM bit shipments are expected to register a double-digit sequential increase in the third quarter.
DRAM contract prices remain under downward pressure, says DRAMeXchange
Thursday 18 July 2019Spot market prices for DRAM memory have started rebounding recently and will continue their growth in the short term, according to DRAMeXchange. But DRAM contract market prices are...
NAND flash wafer prices may see short-term rally
Monday 1 July 2019With Toshiba Memory recovering more slowly than expected from a brief power outage that took place in mid-June, NAND flash wafer prices "will be pressured to rise" in the short term,...
DRAM contract prices to fall nearly 25% in 2Q19, says DRAMeXchange
Wednesday 29 May 2019DRAM contract market prices will keep plunging in the second quarter of 2019, according to DRAMeXchange, which estimates a nearly 25% decline on quarter.
NAND flash prices likely to stop falling in 2Q19
Tuesday 19 February 2019NAND flash prices are likely to stop falling and begin to rise as early as the second quarter of 2019, thanks to a pick-up in replenishment demand from device vendors, according to...
DRAM ASPs to fall as much as 20% in 2019, says DRAMeXchange
Tuesday 6 November 2018DRAM prices will be under downward pressure in 2019, with the memory ASPs forecast to fall as much as 20%, according to DRAMeXchange.
DRAMeXchange predicts higher DRAM bit growth in 2018
Thursday 2 November 2017With Samsung looking to expand production capacity, the global bit growth of DRAM in 2018 is projected to reach 22.5% compared with 19.5% in 2017, according to DRAMeXchange.
4GB DDR4 contract prices to rise 12.5% in 2Q17, says DRAMeXchange
Tuesday 18 April 2017Average contract prices for 4Gb DDR4 modules will rise to US$27 in the second quarter of 2017 from US$24 in the first quarter, a 12.5% increase, according to DRAMeXchange.
DRAM contract prices rise to US$18 in November, says DRAMeXchange
Wednesday 7 December 2016Prices in both the contract and spot markets for PC DRAM memory rose in October and November, according to DRAMeXchange. The average contract price of mainstream 4GB modules rose...