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Tuesday 21 September 2010
DDR3 spot prices close near US$2
Spot prices for mainstream 1Gb DRAM chips continued trending downward today (September 21), with 1Gb DDR3 traded near US$2, data from DRAMeXchange showed.
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Solar-grade wafer spot price on the rise despite price cuts by solar cell makers
Solar-grade wafer makers are looking to increase quotes for 6-inch wafers in the spot market from US$3.80 currently to US$4, which represents a more than 30% increase over the past...
Thursday 16 September 2010
Solar cell maker Gintech announces price cuts starting from December
Gintech Energy plans to lower its solar cell prices by 5-10% starting from December 2010, according to company chairman Wenant Pan. The announcement has surprised fellow rivals as...
Friday 3 September 2010
Inventory dumping among traders in Taiwan, says inSpectrum
The DRAM spot market saw some traders dumping more inventory to channels during the week (August 30-September 3), resulting in sharper price drops in the white-brand DDR3 segment,...
Thursday 2 September 2010
NAND flash vendors cutting chip prices
NAND flash chip vendors are now more willing to lower the prices of their NAND flash parts due to rising inventory levels, according to industry sources, adding that the price of 32Gb...
Tuesday 31 August 2010
DRAM contract prices continue to fall, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM contract prices continue trending downwards in the second half of August, according to DRAMeXchange. Pricing in the spot market is also facing a continual drop amid weak deman...
Wednesday 25 August 2010
China-based poly-Si suppliers reportedly purchasing from spot market
China-based polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) suppliers, especially those with downstream operations in wafer, cell and module production, are procuring poly-Si from the spot market...
Monday 23 August 2010
More module makers clear NAND flash inventory to channels, says inSpectrum
A stronger price drop took place at the NAND flash spot market this week (August 16-20) amid inventory clearance among memory module houses, according to inSpectrum.
Tuesday 17 August 2010
Poly-Si spot prices rise to US$55/kg, say Taiwan makers
Spot quotes for poly-Si material have risen from US$50-55/kg in the first half of 2010 to US$55/kg or above currently, in contrast to newly offered contract prices of US$48-49/kg for...
Tuesday 17 August 2010
Spot prices for solar cells go up to US$1.43-1.45/watt, say Taiwan makers
In the international spot market, quotes for crystalline silicon solar cells have increased from US$1.35-1.4/watt in July 2010 to US$1.43-1.45/watt currently due to growing demand...
Monday 16 August 2010
DRAM contract prices for early August drop, says DRAMeXchange
Early August contract quotes for 2GB DDR2 modules have fallen by 8-9%, while the DDR3 segment continued its downward trend, according to DRAMeXchange. The pricing indicates lackluster...
Friday 6 August 2010
NAND flash spot prices drop on pessimistic outlook, says inSpectrum
A price correction occurred in the NAND Flash spot market this week (August 2-6) amid widespread concerns about pricing pressure from the upcoming launch of products made by new processes,...
Friday 6 August 2010
Spot price for solar cells showing signs of increase in August
Spot prices for solar cells could be on the rise in August, as some Taiwan-based manufacturers are attempting to quote at 3% higher than the current spot price, according to industry...
Thursday 29 July 2010
DDR3 contract quotes down for 2H July
DDR3 contract quotes have declined 2% on average for the latter half of July while the price for DDR2 parts has remained steady, according to DRAMeXchange.
Monday 26 July 2010
DRAM prices to rebound in August, says Powerchip chairman
Prices for DRAM chips are expected to rebound in August, and begin to stabilize through October, according to Frank Huang, chairman of Powerchip Technology. But seasonal factors may...