After a surge of about 30% in both DDR2 and DDR3 spot prices in March, a price correction was seen this week (March 29-April 2), according to inSpectrum.
Spot prices of 1Gb DDR2 and DDR3 posted a 1-5% drop this week. As of noon of April 2, 1Gb DDR2 and DDR3 - both branded and effectively tested (eTT) - stood firm above the US$3 mark.
Some traders and brokers started taking profits after seeing a price surge. Leading memory module houses also slightly lowered their quotes for the benchmark 2GB DDR2/DDR3 modules by about 5%. In contrast to last week, demand was slow this week, inSpectrum said.
The price correction had been expected, inSpectrum said. But given that supply of both DDR2 and DDR3 is small in channels, most industry players are optimistic and looking forward to a price rebound. Spot prices for both 1Gb DDR2 and DDR3 should stay strong amid strong earnings for major vendors, the firm added.
For the NAND flash spot market, fundamental demand remained weak. The price rebound last week lacked stamina after the stimulation from the power outage at Samsung Electronics' fabs subsided.
As of noon of April 2, spot price of 16Gb and 32Gb MLC NAND flash closed at US$4.26 and US$7.2, representing drops of 2% and 1%, respectively.