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Thursday 18 March 2010
Taiwan-based solar cell makers seeking contract price hikes for 2Q10
Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells, foreseeing that global demand will continue to be strong and solar wafer costs will rise in the second quarter, plan to raise...
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Main international poly-Si suppliers keep contract prices unchanged for 2Q10, say Taiwan makers
International suppliers of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) material have quoted contract prices of US$50-55/kg for the second quarter of 2010, the same as current levels, according...
Friday 12 March 2010
NAND flash contract quotes for early March mostly stable
Contract quotes for 64Gb, 32Gb and 16Gb NAND flash memory have declined by 1-2% on average, respectively, in the first half of March, compared to the average in the second half of...
Friday 26 February 2010
DRAM makers see demand from PC OEMs pick up after Lunar break
PC OEM makers have recently increased their orders for DDR3 modules at Samsung Electronics, while Elpida Memory is seeking additional supply of DDR2 chips from partner Powerchip Semiconductor...
Thursday 25 February 2010
DRAM contract prices go flat in 2H February, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for 1Gb DDR2 are at US$2.19-2.38 for the second half of February 2010, flat from the first half of month, according to DRAMeXchange. The 1Gb DDR3 segment also remains...
Friday 12 February 2010
Speculation trading stimulates an unexpected DDR2 ASP bounce, says inSpectrum
Speculation trading has brought an unexpected price bounce for DDR2, driven by a mild price revision by leading players, according to inSpectrum.
Thursday 11 February 2010
DDR2 contract quotes down 2-5% for 1H February, but DDR3 parts up
Contract quotes for DDR2 chips have declined 2-5% for the first half of February, pushing the price of 2GB DDR2 modules to US$38-41, according to DRAMeXchange. Meanwhile, prices for...
Tuesday 26 January 2010
High-density NAND flash prices rise by up to 3% in 2H January, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for 32Gb and 64Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips have seen flat to 3% growth to average US$7.24 and US$15.50, respectively, for the second half of January,...
Tuesday 26 January 2010
DRAM contract prices flat in 2H January, says DRAMeXchange
Contract quotes for 2GB DDR2 modules have remained unchanged at US$41 for the second half of January, and the price of 2GB DDR3 parts also remained flat at US$41, DRAMeXchange data...
Friday 22 January 2010
Nanya cautious about 1Q10 as ASPs decline
Nanya Technology, currently Taiwan's top DRAM maker by revenues, has expressed concerns that it may see ASPs drop sequentially in the first quarter of 2010 due to weakness in DDR2...
Wednesday 13 January 2010
DDR3 contract prices rise in 1H January, DDR2 stays flat
Contract prices for 2GB DDR3 modules rose 2-5% to average US$41 in the first half of January, according to figures from DRAMeXchange. 2GB DDR2 parts were also quoted at US$41 in the...
Monday 11 January 2010
NAND flash demand slow in early January, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for most multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips have remained almost unchanged for the first half of January 2010, indicating inventory replenishment by downstream...
Friday 8 January 2010
Hot sales of DDR3 spreads from contract to spot market, says inSpectrum
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...
Friday 25 December 2009
Contract quotes for NAND flash chips remain flat for 2H December
Contract prices for most multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips remain flat for the second half of December 2009, but higher density segments have come down 1-5% on slow trading,...
Friday 18 December 2009
Poly-Si suppliers offer one-year contract quotes at US$55/kg, say Taiwan makers
Some international suppliers of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) are offering one-year contract quotes of about US$55/kg for 2010, approximately the same as current spot prices,...