A stronger price correction occurred in both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets this week (May 17-21). With the DRAM contract market having seen a complete crossover to DDR3, DDR2 was losing its position in the channels, resulting bigger price drops, according to report.
The spot price of 1Gb DDR2 dropped by 2-4% this week to average at US$2.50 as of noon on May 21. The price of 1Gb DDR3 also posted 1-3% drops to US$2.70.
Major suppliers of effectively tested (eTT) chips revised down prices for DDR2 further amid saturated demand in both the contract and channel markets.
The NAND flash spot market was also quiet this week, with more brokers/traders projecting stronger pressure for prices to come down next week. No one was seen to dump their Inventories of chips or memory cards in the market this week, but some may be forced to do so next week.
As of noon on May 21, spot prices of 16Gb and 32Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash were down 0-1% to US$3.87 and US$7.16, respectively.