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The new challenge for Taiwanese DRAM vendors

5 October 2009

Taipei,Oct.5th,2009-----Contract price for commodity DRAM sharply dropped from 2007 due to the over-supply. The non-disciplined capacity expansion caused the commodity DRAM DDR2 price declined about 83% YoY. DDR2 contract price dropped another 30% YoY in 2008. DRAM vendors faced the challenging environment with low cash position on hand in 4Q08 and difficulty to raise the capital.

2HSep.mainstream MLC NAND Flash average contract price slightly up 1%~3%

24 September 2009

Taipei,Sep. 24th,2009---2HSep. mainstream MLC NAND Flash average contract price slightly rose 1%~3% due to the suppliers’ re-allocation policy by putting electronics system customers as the higher supply priority in September and October. Says DRAMeXchange.

Tight NAND Flash supply will continue to November; Strong NAND Flash demand for smartphone and MP3/PMP system customers

17 September 2009

Taipei,Sep.17th,2009----Since cellular makers launched series of new smartphones with embedded 8GB to 32GB NAND Flash and MP3/PMP makers recently launched new revised device equipped with embedded 16GB-64GB NAND memory for the sake of hot season demand in 2009, Tight NAND Flash supply will continue to November.Says DRAMeXchange.

Taiwan LED chips and packaging makers out of sync in Q4, observed LEDinside

11 September 2009

1H’Sep. mainstream MLC NAND Flash contract price rose 3%~12% due to the warming demand for inventory replenishment of hot season.

9 September 2009

Taipei,Sep 9th-----1H’Sep. NAND Flash mainstream contract price adjusted up 3%~12% due to the inventory replenishment for hot seasons. Most NAND Flash vendor retrieved orders from system customers for year end sales.Says DRAMeXchange.