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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DRAM chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) gained approval to reset the conversion price of its US$157.85 million worth of euro convertible bonds (ECBs) during its recent...
Sluggish demand, along with weak pricing, continued in both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets this week (June 22-26). Traders/brokers found it difficult to spur any transactions despite...
