ASP for both DRAM and NAND flash chips went downhill in the spot market this week (Feb 14-18) after a stable trend since late January, according to inSpectrum.

Contract prices for DRAM chips are expected to increase by at least 5% in February 2011, starting to gain momentum, according to Nanya Technology. The company had previously predicted...

Having declined for the past four months, DRAM contract prices moved to stabilize in February 2011, according to DRAMeXchange.

Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply over the spot market is very tight at the moment, according to industry sources. With the Chinese government recently announcing more stringent...

The memory spot market was quiet this week (January 17-21) ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year (early February), according to inSpectrum.

Solar cell quotes over the spot market have dropped 0.83% from last week to an average of US$1.19 and as low as US$1.13/W for some transactions, according to the latest weekly solar...

Taiwan-based solar cell makers have recently lowered solar cell spot quotes to US$1.15-1.18/W as more production capacity go online, especially those of their China-based counterparts,...

Spot pricing for mainstream NAND flash continued to climb last week (Dec 27-31) while DRAM chips saw mild drops, according to inSpectrum.

Spot prices for 6-inch polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers offered by Taiwan-based manufacturers have fallen to as low as US$3.70 per unit from previous highs of between US$3.80...

Toshiba's NAND flash production was disrupted for two days following a power outage on December 8, with the incident driving up spot prices by 3-4% to US$4.26 for 16Gb chips and US$5.18...

The price of mainstream 1Gb DDR3 chips is set to plunge by about 40% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to DRAMeXchange. Demand has been shrinking amid increased...

Spot price of multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips posted a mild growth this week (November 15-19) as industry players found current prices more competitive as compared to triple-level...

Spot price for solar cells has come down modestly from its peak of US$1.45 to US$1.42-1.43, according to industry sources, adding that however, not all first-tier cell makers in Taiwan...

Gigastorage is planning to increase ingot growing capacity for solar wafers to 100-120MWp in the first quarter of 2011 from the 50MWp expected for 2010, the company said, adding that...

Spot price for mainstream DRAM chips in the spot market posted a notable drop in the week November 1-5, as traders/brokers were shocked by a sharp price fall at the contract market,...