According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, on May 8 Elpida revealed Micron as the winner of the second round of bidding for the right to negotiate exclusively to buy the Japanese DRAM maker.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, DRAM makers are aggressively developing and increasing production capacity of mobile DRAM in an effort to not only improve profits, but also reduce losses from commodity DRAM production.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, as DRAM makers hope contract price will increase by 7-10%, 4GB price will be in the US$22-23 range.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, although some new smartphone, tablet PC, and ultrabook models will be hitting the market in May and June, due to macroeconomic uncertainties and the weak 2Q sales resulting from the off-peak season, 2Q demand will see a mere 5-10% increase over the prev
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, the quarter-end effect has resulted in a 8-14% drop in 1HMay NAND Flash contract price. A certain NAND Flash vendor has offered attractive prices to stimulate sales as it enters the last month of its financial quarter.