DRAM prices still tanking

DRAMeXchange reports prices of DDR3 memory chips continue to fall due to oversupply, slow demand and shortages of HDDs. Full details at X-bit Labs.

According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, due to the weak demand for PC in November (some PC OEMs orders were even cancelled) the market remained slow. Affected by the inventory pressure, several DRAM manufacturers resorted to cutting prices. In addition, the DDR3 2GB spot price dipped 25% compared to last month, which gave the clients an edge in the contract price negotiation and in turn furthered the price drop. Although DRAM makers such as Elpida and Nanya reduced their capacities in November, the effect of downsizing will not kick in until Q1 2012. In the short term, the DRAM market will still be in a state of oversupply, with the contract price downturn most likely to continue through the end of 2011.

The contract price of DDR3 2GB dropped from $18.75 in May 2011 to the current average selling price (ASP) of $9.5, a 50% decrease; the spot price of DDR3 2GB plunged by 70% to $0.74. With price falling below the manufacturing costs of many DRAM makers, companies with weaker financial health have downsized their capacities or shifted their focuses to other sectors.

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DRAM prices flatten in October

X-bit Labs has a report about the DRAM market, you can read it over here.

In spite of seasonality and activities of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) producers to boost pricing of computer memory contract prices on 4GB DDR3 modules remained flat in the first half of October, according to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, market tracking company.

4GB at $10.5, 2Gb at Less than $1
Benefitting from continual inventory replenishment for the holiday season as well as account balancing at the end of the third quarter, DDR3 4GB module contract price stayed almost flat in the first half of October and cost $10.5. The price of a 2Gb chip fell slightly, DRAMeXchange reports.

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