April 17, 2013---According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, as worldwide commodity DRAM output continues to shrink going into the second quarter, PC OEMs have already begun restocking, which has benefitted contract prices.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, NAND Flash manufacturers are continuing to allocate capacity to the 64Gb and 128Gb products as a means to satisfy the OEM clients making eMMCs and SSDs.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, 2H’March contract prices are showing mild signs of growth, with average DDR 4GB contract prices growing to $US 23.5, a 2.17% increase, and average DDR3 2GB prices climbing to 14 USD, a 1.82% increase.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, as the number of shipped smartphone devices continues to expand, worldwide smartphone shipments are estimated to reach 210 million units in 1Q13, up 9.4% from the number in 4Q12.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, affected by the NAND Flash manufacturer's restricted supplies toward the channel market clients, the NAND Flash contract prices for the first half of March have increased, and prices for low density MLC and TLC products have each gone up by more than 10