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Friday 4 September 2009
Upcoming holidays in China spur DRAM and NAND flash spot pricing, says inSpectrum
The upcoming National Day holiday in China has spurred spot pricing for both DRAM and NAND flash this week (August 31-September 4) as distributors in the Greater China region have...
Thursday 3 September 2009
DRAM maker PSC revenues down more than 47% on year in August
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has announced revenues for August 2009 slid 47.57% on year to NT$2.64 billion (US$80 million), showing improvement compared to revenue drops...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
DDR2-DDR3 crossover draws near
The crossover between DDR2 and DDR3 pricing may take place soon, and is expected to benefit Taiwan's struggling DRAM makers in the short term, according to market sources.
Friday 28 August 2009
DRAM and NAND flash spot prices flat this week, says inSpectrum
Spot pricing for both DRAM and NAND flash remained stable this week (August 24-28) with only a mild price rise being observed, said inSpectrum. The spot price of the mainstream 1Gb...
Friday 28 August 2009
Spot quotes for poly-Si may not rise in 4Q09, say Taiwan makers
Rebounding demand in the solar cell market has pushed up polysilicon (poly-Si) spot prices, reaching US$70-75/kg in August, according to industry sources in Taiwan. But as solar wafer...
Thursday 20 August 2009
Crackdown on unlicensed flash cards not impacting NAND flash prices, say module makers
Although SanDisk has stepped up its efforts trying to block shipments of unlicensed NAND flash cards, spot prices for NAND flash have remained stable and seen little impact from the...
Thursday 20 August 2009
DDR2 spot pricing hits US$1.50
DDR2 spot pricing has continued its rally to surpass US$1.50, coming closer or even meeting suppliers' cost levels, according to industry sources. The price hike may cause PC OEMs...
Monday 17 August 2009
DRAM module maker PQI to issue CBs, new shares
DRAM module maker Power Quotient International (PQI) plans to issue five-year domestic convertible bonds (CBs) worth no more than NT$600 million (US$18.2 million) to strengthen its...
Thursday 13 August 2009
Taiwan solar makers hold mixed views on poly-Si price trends
Some Taiwan-based solar wafer and solar cell makers expect poly-Si spot market prices will stand at about US$70/kg in the second half of 2009 and slightly decline in 2010, whereas...
Thursday 13 August 2009
DDR2 spot prices to reach US$1.50 or beyond, says DRAMeXchange
Spot prices for DDR2 1Gb chips are expected to reach US$1.50 or even higher in the second half of 2009 because of tighter supply, according to DRAMeXchange. Pricing has trended upward...
Monday 10 August 2009
DDR3 prices up by double-digits in 1H August, says DRAMeXchange
The average contract price of 1Gb DDR3 chips has continued to rally to US$1.50 in the first half of August, up 11.9% sequentially, according to data gathered by DRAMeXchange. Thanks...
Friday 7 August 2009
Sustained DDR2 price hike draws spotlight, says inSpectrum
An upward pricing trend for both DRAM and NAND flash persisted in the spot market this week (August 3-6), backed by a positive price projection. Among all items, the growth momentum...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Spot quotes for 6-inch poly-Si wafers rise to US$3.5-3.7
Spot market prices for solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafers have recently risen by 8.8-9.4% from US$3.2-3.4 per wafer to US$3.5-3.7, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 5 August 2009
DRAM revenues up 27% in 2Q09, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM revenues grew 27.1% sequentially to US$4.04 billion in the second quarter of 2009, when the average price at the contract market went up by 23%, according to DRAMeXchange, which...
Friday 31 July 2009
Samsung and Toshiba affect memory spot pricing, says inSpectrum
Spot prices of both DRAM and NAND flash enjoyed a big sequential jump this week (July 27-31) upon news that Samsung Electronics raised its DDR2 prices and Toshiba suffered from a...
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