On February 27, 2012, Elpida filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court. The manufacturer carries a debt of US$6.23 billion – whether they withdraw from the market or find alternative means of survival, the maker’s fate will have a significant impact on the DRAM market in 2012. In this report, TrendForce analyzes the effects Elpida’s future will have on the global DRAM market...
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, due to the rise of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs, PC DRAM (commodity DRAM) is facing an intense challenge on both the supply and demand end. On the demand side, tablet cannibalization has weakened consumer PC demand and market growth, in turn affecting PC DRAM demand...
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, 2H'Feb. mainstream NAND Flash contract price...
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, the contract price trend...
Due to uncertainties concerning global economic recovery, many NAND Flash suppliers are conservative towards the 1H12 market. Therefore, to strengthen cost competitiveness, 1H12 bit growth will mainly be focused on process technology migration in order to help reduce oversupply and ease the impact of price decreases on profitability. Beginning in 2H12, 300mm wafer capacity will be added according to market demand. Mainstream process technology will advance from the 2xnm class in 2H11 to the 2ynm class in 2H12. TrendForce forecasts global NAND Flash bit supply volume will grow by 70.6% YoY, from 9,181 M 16Gb equiv. in 2011 to 15,663 M 16Gb equiv...
Samsung’s mobile DRAM market share was 54%, helping Korean makers take nearly 75% of the global market. Due to the rising popularity of smartphones and tablet PCs, first-tier DRAM makers increased their mobile DRAM output ratios. With continuously strong mobile DRAM shipments, Samsung was the sole semiconductor manufacturer to remain profitable in 4Q11. As for mobile DRAM price, 4Q11 saw a 10% QoQ decrease, with LPDDR2 8Gb ASP at approximately US$17.4. As 1Q12 coincides with the traditional weak shipment season, mobile DRAM price will continue on the downtrend and is expected to decrease by 15-20%...
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, 1H'Feb. mainstream NAND Flash contract price
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, although 2GB DRAM contract price...
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, 2H Jan. 2GB DRAM contract price...
The burgeoning popularity of mobile handheld devices has brought substantial changes to the PC-DRAM industry, in terms of both supply and demand. From the demand perspective, consumer PC demand has decreased due to the rise of tablet PCs, resulting in further weakening of an already sluggish PC market; a definite challenge for the PC-DRAM industry...