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Thursday 26 November 2009
NAND flash contract prices trend down in 2H November, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for mainstream multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory chips have come down 2-4% for the latter part of November, reflecting a seasonal demand drop, according to...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Demand from PC OEMs still outpacing DRAM supply, says Nanya
DRAM demand from PC OEMs continues to outstrip supply in the contract market, according to Nanya Technology spokesperson Pei-lin Pai, in response to recent soft pricing in the spot...
Monday 23 November 2009
Poly-Si spot prices drop
In the spot market, international suppliers' quotes for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) have dropped by US$2-3/kg from late October 2009 to slightly above US$55/kg currently, according...
Friday 20 November 2009
DRAM spot pricing weakens on stock dumping, says inSpectrum
Soft pricing for both DRAM and NAND flash continued into this week (November 16-20), as some traders started dumping inventory into the channel, according to inSpectrum.
Wednesday 18 November 2009
DRAM prices likely to drop in December, say module makers
Some DRAM module makers in Taiwan are forecasting a price correction to reflect seasonal demand in December, and have expressed caution about the near-term chip pricing.
Friday 13 November 2009
MicroSD card inventory clearing hurts NAND flash spot pricing, says inSpectrum
The DRAM and NAND flash spot markets were weak this week (November 9-13), said inSpectrum. The downhill price trend for NAND flash continued as some vendors were aggressive in clearing...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
DDR3 prices to rise above DDR2 soon, say makers
With PC OEMs pushing the migration to DDR3, the next mainstream memory chip will soon be traded above the ASP for DDR2 chips in both spot and contract markets, according to sources...
Monday 9 November 2009
Samsung, Hynix continue to expand DRAM presence, says DRAMeXchange
Global DRAM revenues increased 40.7% on quarter to US$5.719 billion in the third quarter of 2009, according to DRAMeXchange. Samsung Electronics' and Hynix Semiconductor's combined...
Friday 6 November 2009
Buyers shift attention to DDR3 in spot market, says inSpectrum
With the DRAM market continuing to experience tight DDR2 supply in the contract market, buyers in the spot market have shifted their attention to DDR3 this week (November 3-6), resulting...
Friday 6 November 2009
PSC receives eTT DRAM orders from system makers
Powerchip Semiconductor (PSC), which mainly supplies effectively tested (eTT) DRAM chips to module customers, has recently landed orders from Taiwan- and US-based system vendors,...
Friday 30 October 2009
DRAM spot pricing continues going up on tightening supply concerns, says inSpectrum
Amid concerns about tightening DDR2 supply, DRAM spot pricing continued going up this week (October 26-30). NAND flash pricing, on the other hand, continued trending downward on weakened...
Thursday 29 October 2009
China poly-Si makers plan to hike spot quotes, say Taiwan makers
China-based poly-Si material makers plan to follow moves by solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers to raise their spot market prices, slightly hiking their spot quotes by 1.5-2%,...
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Solar cell maker Motech sees continued losses in 3Q09
Motech Industries, Taiwan's largest crystalline silicon solar cell maker, has reported it suffering a continued net operating loss and net loss in the third quarter of 2009.
Monday 19 October 2009
Poly-Si spot price remains at US$60/kg
International spot market price for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) remains stable at US$60/kg, defying previous expectations that it would drop below US$60 in October, according...
Friday 16 October 2009
DRAM suppliers hike prices, says inSpectrum
The strong price upside for DRAM in the spot market continued in this week (October 12-16), following price hikes by some vendors and module makers, according to inSpectrum. But NAND...
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