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USB 3.0 penetration rate expected to reach 10%

30 September 2013

Fire accident at SK Hynix fab causes DRAM price hike

30 September 2013

TrendForce: Impact from SK Hynix’s Fire Incident Continues, Supplies of Graphics Memory also Affected

27 September 2013

According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, the fire accident experienced by SK Hynix's Wuxi plant has led to a sudden surge in market demand. The spot market prices for mainstream PC DRAM 2Gb chips have soared by a whopping 36% since the day of the fire (the calculation is based on the chip's agreed price of $US 2.18 on 9/24). A growth of at least 10%, it is worth noting, is also expected for the soon-to-be-announced September contract prices. Given that SK Hynix was originally the supplier with the highest market share in the graphics memory market (leading both Samsung and Micron), a major shortage in graphics DRAM (for instance, DDR3x16, GDDR3, and GDDR5) has inevitably occurred. The Taiwanese companies with noticeable, though much lower, shares in this market include Nanya and Winbond.

TrendForce: USB 3.0 Flash Drive Market Progressing Slowly, 2013 Market Penetration Rate May Only Approach 10%

18 September 2013

According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, the market penetration rate for USB 3.0 flash drives may only be 10% in 2013, which is weaker than expected.

TrendForce：Major Fire Damages Wear Down SK Hynix’s Wafer Plant, Up to 60K Wafers May be Affected

13 September 2013

According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, the fire accident experienced by SK Hynix's Wuxi Plant on September 4 is now revealed to have originated from its Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) machinery.