World DRAM Price] 128MB DIMM Spot Prices Rise Sharply
July 12, 2000 (TOKYO) -- The spot prices for 128MB dual inline memory modules (DIMM) continued to rise sharply.
This is mainly due to the undersupply of DRAM microchips. Makers of DRAM microchips are seeking to maintain their production levels of 64Mb DRAMs, in terms of stable prices and yields, to optimize profitability instead of shifting to 128Mb DRAMs.
According to a worldwide DRAM price survey conducted by ICIS-LOR, the spot prices of DIMMs (PC133) increased 5.44 percent from the previous week to US$118.56 in North America, rose 4.87 percent to US$118.90 in Europe, and jumped 5.93 percent to US$111.43 in Asia.
In the period of May 25 to June 23, the 30-day rolling average prices of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) for large-volume users registered US$13.35 in North America, US$13.39 in Europe, and US$11.49 in Asia.
ICIS-LOR is based in London, Houston and Singapore.
As compared with the previous week (30-day rolling average through June 16,) the price for North America fell 0.34 percent, while the price for Europe rose 0.90 percent, and the price for the Asian market increased 0.52 percent.
It's projected that the bit price of a 128Mb product will exceed that of the 64Mb product. Observers say this will delay the introduction of 128Mb DRAMs to personal computers.
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