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Thursday 26 May 2011
DRAM contract prices flat in 2H May
Contract prices for 2GB and 4GB DDR3 modules held flat in the second half of May 2011, ending about two months of steady increases, latest data collected by DRAMeXchange show. Prices...
Friday 20 May 2011
China spot market prices for poly-Si fall to US$60/kg, say Taiwan makers
Spot market quotes for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) material in China have dropped to US$60/kg, lower than contract prices of US$65-68/kg signed by South Korea-based OCI with...
Tuesday 17 May 2011
NAND flash contract prices slip further in 1H May
Early May 2011 contract prices for NAND flash memory slipped further with 16Gb chips having the largest drop of 6-8%, according to industry sources. Spot prices have also turned soft...
Wednesday 27 April 2011
DRAM contract prices up slightly in 2H April
DRAM contract prices for the second half of April 2011 rose at a slower rate compared to about 6% growth in the former part of the month, according to latest data gathered by DRAMe...
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Toshiba reportedly to halve NAND flash output in May, June
Toshiba has notified its clients that the company plans to slash its total NAND flash output by 50% in May and June, due to limited availability of blank wafers and other raw materials...
Monday 18 April 2011
NAND price rally slows in 1H April
Contract prices for 32Gb and 64Gb MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash chips rose 2-3% in the first half of April, while those for lower-density 16Gb and 8Gb parts were up about 1%,...
Tuesday 12 April 2011
DRAM contract prices up in 1H April as PC OEMs advance procurement
DRAM contract prices have gone up by about 6% in the first half of April, as PC OEMs are advancing their procurement schedules for the high season amid anticipated shortages, according...
Monday 11 April 2011
Sluggish downstream demand may affect polysilicon prices
Reported output reduction by solar-cell firms has dampened prices of silicon wafer in April and led to confusion in spot-market quotes for polysilicon, although the latter have remained...
Friday 8 April 2011
PV wafer quotes slacken
Faced with sluggish demand in the Europe market, solar-cell clients plan to cut their output and demanded price cuts. The trend seems to have started affecting the quotes for upstream...
Friday 8 April 2011
DRAM contract price rebounds on supply concerns, says inSpectrum
The long-awaited price rebound finally occurred in price negotiations in the first half of April, thanks to PC OEMs' inventory build-up for the high season and potential supply constraints,...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Solar cell contract prices fall to US$1.17-1.18/W, say Taiwan makers
As international vendors have reduced or even temporarily stopped placing orders, first-tier China- and Taiwan-based polycrystalline silicon solar cell makers have lowered contract...
Friday 1 April 2011
Nanya plans to increase chip prices 5% in April, says paper
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology plans to raise prices about 5% in April, as PC OEMs are active in building up their inventory, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily...
Monday 28 March 2011
DRAM spot price sets for rebound, says inSpectrum
Thanks to a long-awaited price rebound at the DRAM contract market, a brisk sentiment is expected to spread across to the spot market, with a mild price rebound expected to emerge...
Wednesday 23 March 2011
DRAM contract prices up 3% in 2H March
Contract prices for DRAM memory received a boost in the second half of March 2011, amid concerns about a potential wafer shortage stemming from Japan's recent earthquake.
Friday 11 March 2011
DRAM spot market yet to see price rebound, says inSpectrum
While DRAM contract price is set for a mild rebound from late March, no signs of meaningful improvement have been seen in the spot market, according to inSpectrum. DRAM spot prices...