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inSpectrum weekly memory market report
Memory market research firm inSpectrum provides a weekly update on spot pricing in the NAND flash and DRAM markets and bimonthly updates on contract pricing.
IN THE NEWS
Friday 29 January 2010
Memory market quiet as Lunar New Year approaches, says inSpectrum
DRAM and NAND flash spot prices continued dropping mildly this week (January 25-29) as most buyers remained conservative about the pricing trend ahead of Lunar New Year (in mid February),...
Friday 22 January 2010
DDR3 pricing lulls upon module price reduction, says inSpectrum
A mild drop for both DRAM and NAND flash was seen across the board this week (January 18-22), driven by price reductions by some leading module houses, according to inSpectrum.
Friday 15 January 2010
DDR3 spot price continues growing, says inSpectrum
Thanks to growing attention from brokers and traders, DDR3 spot prices continued growing this week (January 11-15). But for DDR2 and NAND flash, prices remained weak amid slow demand,...
Friday 8 January 2010
Hot sales of DDR3 spreads from contract to spot market, says inSpectrum
Memory trading in the spot market remained slow this week (January 4-8), except for DDR3. Thanks to stronger concern about supply, a price surge for DDR3 occurred, according to inS...
Thursday 24 December 2009
Unexpected price rally at DRAM spot market, says inSpectrum
Driven by unexpected demand from some China-based traders, DRAM spot pricing again posted a rally this week (December 21-24). But for the NAND flash market, demand remained sluggish,...
Friday 18 December 2009
DRAM and NAND flash spot trading to remain slow through Christmas, says inSpectrum
After series of speculative trading, the memory spot market is quiet this week (December 14-18), as evident in stable pricing and small transaction volumes, according to inSpectrum...
Friday 11 December 2009
Prices for eTT DRAM surge on speculation, says inSpectrum
Speculation in both DRAM and NAND flash trading has pushed spot prices up this week (December 7-11), with effectively tested (eTT) DRAM chips leading the rally, according to inSpec...
Wednesday 9 December 2009
DRAM price surge to lose momentum in December, says inSpectrum
After seeing a weakening price trend in November, DRAM contract prices are expected to continue to lose strength in December as demand is expected to encounter a temporal setback,...
Friday 4 December 2009
Inventory dumping again drags both DRAM and NAND flash spot prices down, says inSpectrum
Spot pricing for both DRAM and NAND flash dropped further this week (November 30-December 4) as traders/distributors started dumping inventory to channels, according to inSpectrum.
Friday 27 November 2009
DRAM and NAND flash spot prices continue dropping on slackening demand, says inSpectrum
Overall memory spot market sentiment remained slow this week (November 23-27), as reflected in shrunk transaction volume and weakening prices, according to inSpectrum.
Monday 23 November 2009
DRAM contract prices weaken in 2H November, says inSpectrum
DRAM contract pricing weakened in the second half of November, implying PC buyers' demand for both DDR2 and DDR3 may slow down in December, according to inSpectrum.
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.
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...
Tuesday 10 November 2009
DRAM contract prices surge in 1H November, says inSpectrum
Amid a severe shortage of DDR2, DRAM contract prices rose a record-high rate in the first half of November, inSpectrum observed. In light of a slower-than-expected migration to DDR3,...
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...