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Mon, 10/03/2011 - 13:49
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NAND flash memory price falls in second half of Sept.
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Prices of NAND flash memory chips lost ground in the second half of September mainly due to uncertain global market conditions, industry data showed Monday.
According to the data by Taiwan-based DRAMeXchange Technology Inc., the contract price of the benchmark 16-gigabit 2Gx8 MLC NAND flash memory stood at US$2.18 in the later half of September, down 1.77 percent from the first half of the cited month.
The drop follows a 5.60 percent hike in global prices reported for the later half of August with gains holding steady in the first half of September. That raised speculation that prices of the key memory chip may steadily gain ground after falling to their lowest levels in May.
NAND flash memory chips are used to store data and music files for digital cameras, portable music players and mobile communication devices.
"The latest drop stemmed from fluctuating market demand for the chips, but because overall conditions are improving, there is a feeling that prices may have hit bottom," a local industry source said. He added that market watcher are carefully monitoring developments to see if prices will rebound or fall off again.
Besides the benchmark 16-gigabit device, prices of the larger 64-gigabit chips with 8Gx8 MLC flash memory fell 2.61 percent to $6.72 in the second half of last month compared to the first half, according to the data.
According to the data by Taiwan-based DRAMeXchange Technology Inc., the contract price of the benchmark 16-gigabit 2Gx8 MLC NAND flash memory stood at US$2.18 in the later half of September, down 1.77 percent from the first half of the cited month.
The drop follows a 5.60 percent hike in global prices reported for the later half of August with gains holding steady in the first half of September. That raised speculation that prices of the key memory chip may steadily gain ground after falling to their lowest levels in May.
NAND flash memory chips are used to store data and music files for digital cameras, portable music players and mobile communication devices.
"The latest drop stemmed from fluctuating market demand for the chips, but because overall conditions are improving, there is a feeling that prices may have hit bottom," a local industry source said. He added that market watcher are carefully monitoring developments to see if prices will rebound or fall off again.
Besides the benchmark 16-gigabit device, prices of the larger 64-gigabit chips with 8Gx8 MLC flash memory fell 2.61 percent to $6.72 in the second half of last month compared to the first half, according to the data.
