As a small amount of demand from China remained to release to the market, the recent sharp drop in DRAM spot prices seemed to stop temporarily in the morning. Quotes of DDR 32Mx8 White Brand was even raised by over 1% to USD 2.63 per chip. However, since the sluggish sentiment still shadowed the market in the slow season, in the afternoon, component values was dragged down again and hold steady-to-weaker at the end of the day. According to sources, since it looks as if the demand of DDR II is triggered gradually, the spot prices of DDR may have another skid and approach the cost level of components in the near future.
Another quiet Flash market was reported today. NAND Flash value persisted to see a downtrend in the major trading centers, weighed down by the weakening demand outlook in the slack season. NAND 2G/4G/8G prices were posted at USD 16.9/31.5/58. The shortage of NAND 1G was persistent, resulting in steady-to-firm price at USD 7.4 ~ 8.4 per chip.