DDR2 chip prices in the spot market finally reported a rebound this week (July 4- July 8) with branded 1Gb DDR2 rising around 4% to US$1.09, according to inSpectrum.
Demand for 1Gb branded DDR2 chips was particularly strong July 7-8. With DDR2 nearly becoming legacy memory products, traders were paying more interests in them when they reached the price bottom, observed inSpectrum.
DDR3, on the contrary, saw its pricing worsen this week due to continuous oversupply. As of noon of July 8, spot price of brand 2Gb DDR3 was at US$1.38, representing a 6% intra-week drop while spot price for white-brand DDR3 also fell 6% to US$1.18
The overall PC market is being undermined by tablet PCs, inSpectrum said, adding that this has been affecting the overall DRAM bit growth this year, resulting in the weak pricing trend.
The NAND flash market was quiet this week with demand remaining weak. Since the third quarter has just started, both traders and suppliers are still in the stage of waiting to see how the market will go this quarter.
The overall pricing for NAND flash is expected to pick up around the end of August and beginning of September on back-to-school demand, inSpectrum projected.
| inSpectrum: 1Gb DRAM spot price, July 4-8, 2011 (US$) | ||||
| Date | Branded DDR2 | White-brand DDR2 | Branded DDR3 | White-brand DDR3 |
| 07/04 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.71 |
| 07/05 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 0.71 |
| 07/06 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.71 |
| 07/07 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.68 |
| 07/08 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.68 |
| inSpectrum: 2Gb DDR3 spot price, July 4-8, 2011 (US$) | ||
| Date | Branded | White-brand |
| 07/04 | 1.47 | 1.25 |
| 07/05 | 1.45 | 1.24 |
| 07/06 | 1.44 | 1.24 |
| 07/07 | 1.38 | 1.18 |
| 07/08 | 1.38 | 1.18 |
| inSpectrum: MLC NAND flash spot price, July 4-8, 2011 (US$) | ||
| Date | 16Gb | 32Gb |
| 07/04 | 3.14 | 3.76 |
| 07/05 | 3.11 | 3.76 |
| 07/06 | 3.08 | 3.74 |
| 07/07 | 3.08 | 3.76 |
| 07/08 | 3.08 | 3.76 |
| inSpectrum: TLC NAND flash spot price, July 4-8, 2011 (US$) | ||
| Date | 32Gb | 64Gb |
| 07/04 | 3.95 | 7.21 |
| 07/05 | 3.95 | 7.21 |
| 07/06 | 3.92 | 7.14 |
| 07/07 | 3.92 | 7.14 |
| 07/08 | 3.92 | 7.14 |
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