星期一, 4月 20, 2009

Apple Introduces NAND iShortage

nand-in-hand-thumbThe NAND flash memory supply may be headed for a bit of an early season drought thanks to Apple (AAPL). According to a new report from ThinkEquity Partners, Cupertino has bought up all of Samsung’s flash RAM inventory up to April 2009, presumably in preparation for an iPhone refresh. Samsung produces just over 40 percent of the world’s NAND Flash RAM, so we’re talking an awful lot of flash here–enough to cause part shortages and price increases across the entire RAM market. “Our checks indicate that Apple has started ordering for its iPhone refresh (iPhone and iPhone Nano), stifling the supply chain,” ThinkEquity analyst Vijay Rakesh told clients in a note. “We expect NAND spot and contract pricing to continue to trend up.”

Seems Apple’s not only reshaping the music and cellphone industries, but the memory industry as well.

DRAM、Flash 合約價喊漲

DRAM、Flash 合約價喊漲
【經濟日報╱記者周志恆/台北報導】

2009.04.15 03:16 am


記憶體大廠持續減產,加上市場需求逐漸增溫,DRAM、Flash(快閃記憶體)現貨價昨(14)日同步上漲,且均創下近月來波段新高;業界預期,近日將開出的合約價將受激勵上揚,有助減緩國內DRAM廠現金流出速度,模組廠的庫存回沖利益也持續攀升。

根據集邦科技交易網站上的最新報價,DRAM主流規格DDR2 1GB ett(有效測試顆粒)現貨價,每顆價格回升至1.06美元、DDR2 512MB ett顆粒價亦站回0.46美元;三星Flash記憶體32GB MLC(多層單元規格)價格也分別漲到8.71美元,創近月新高。

DRAM業者表示,國內外DRAM廠持續減產,市場先前庫存大減,且近期亞太地區市場需求強勁,通路商、系統商為免下半年旺季供貨時斷炊,近期逐漸增備庫存,帶動現貨行情走高。

在國內廠家,力晶(5346)、南科(2408)、華亞科(3474)、茂德(5387)目前仍處於減產狀態,力晶、茂德減產幅度超過五成,南科、華亞科估計減產約二成。

國外廠商方面,包括南韓三星(Samsung)與海力士(Hynix)、日本爾必達(Elpida)、美國美光(Micron)等,在不堪長期虧損、現金流出下,目前平均減產一到二成。

中國大陸的家電、PC下鄉政策,帶動亞太地區對記憶體需求轉強,激勵現貨價格近期向上走揚,系統廠也擴大備貨下單,帶動合約價格開始上調,海力士、南科等合約大廠,目前傳出下旬合約價仍有調升空間。

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