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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...
Friday 31 July 2009
Acer to use DDR2 for part of its notebook lineup
Acer has decided to use DDR2 memory modules for part of its notebook lineup, including ultra-thin models, instead of DDR3 parts for which supplies have increasingly become tight,...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Solar market suffers inventory glut, says iSuppli
A massive oversupply of solar modules combined with disappointing demand caused average inventories throughout the solar supply chain to soar by 64.3%, spurring major oversupply and...
Monday 27 July 2009
Toshiba reportedly scaling up NAND flash production for Apple order
Toshiba is expected to ramp up its NAND flash production to over 90% of its capacity in August, according to sources at memory card makers. Despite the increases in output, the chipmaker...
Friday 24 July 2009
Improved DRAM contract pricing stimulates spot market, says inSpectrum
Thanks to a continued increase in the DRAM contract price in the second half of July and improving demand from module houses, spot prices for both DDR2 and DDR3 posted a big jump...
Friday 24 July 2009
DRAM makers seeking to narrow price gap between DDR2 and DDR3
Some DRAM chipmakers intend to sell DDR3 chips bundled with DDR2, in order to narrow the price gap, which has widened to surpass 50% at the spot market and 10% in the contract segment,...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
DDR2 contract prices moving up in 2H July, says DRAMeXchange
Contract prices for DDR2 and DDR3 modules have trended upwards in the second half of July, according to data available from DRAMeXchange. Average contract prices for 2GB DDR2 and...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV module makers suffer operating losses
Taiwan-based makers of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules have suffered operating losses because product prices have dropped to below US$2/watt, according...
Monday 20 July 2009
IM Flash lowers 32Gb NAND chip spot price, sources say
IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between Intel and Micron Technology, has recently cut 32Gb NAND flash memory price to a level lower than rivals' in the spot market, according...
Friday 17 July 2009
Enlarging price gap between DDR2 and DDR3 in spot market, says inSpectrum
With a positive market outlook for DDR3, the price gap between DDR2 and DDR3 increased further in the spot market, inSpectrum said.
Thursday 16 July 2009
Spot quotes for poly-Si rise to US$72-73/kg
Spot prices for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) quoted by some of international suppliers have edged up to US$72-73/kg recently compared to the previous US$70/kg due...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
China makers plan to raise spot quotes for solar wafers and cells
Following an increase in polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) spot quotes from US$55/kg to US$60/kg in June by makers in China, China-based suppliers of 6-inch poly-Si solar wafers and...
Friday 3 July 2009
DRAM and NAND flash transactions muted on inventory checks, says inSpectrum
Transactions for both DRAM and NAND flash remained limited this week (June 29-July 3), as many module houses/distributors conducted their mid-year inventory checks, said inSpectrum...
Friday 3 July 2009
Nanya Technology to see revenues down in June despite DRAM price hikes, sources say
Despite recent hikes of DRAM contract prices, Nanya Technology is expected to see revenues decline sequentially in June as the company has adopted a policy of not accepting orders...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research