[World DRAM Price] Soaring Trend of Spot Prices Slows
August 9, 2000 (TOKYO) -- The pace of the rise in the prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) microchips is leveling off in the spot market.
The spot prices of DRAMs have been soaring since June 2000, but currently are showing a slowdown in the pace of rise. The prices of some DRAM items even declined in Europe.
Although the situation is a far way from giving relief to the short supplies, the soaring prices put some limit on the rise in DRAM demand.
According to a worldwide DRAM price survey conducted by ICIS-LOR, the 30-day rolling average prices of 128Mb DRAM microchips (PC133, 16M x 8) for large-volume users for the period ending July 21 (June 22 to July 21, 2000) were US$14.71 in North America, US$14.64 in Europe and US$13.23 in Asia. ICIS-LOR is based in London, Houston and Singapore.
Compared to the previous week (the 30-day rolling average ending on July 14), the average prices rose by 2.78 percent in North America, by 2.88 percent in Europe and by 3.56 percent in Asia. Regarding the prices for 128MB DIMM (PC133) memory modules, the spot prices increased from the previous week by 0.61 percent to US$135.61 in North America, by 1.49 percent to US$134.95 in Europe and by 2.24 percent to US$131.73 in Asia.
Table: 30-Day Rolling Averages of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) June 22-July 21, 2000 (survey by ICIS-LOR)Area
Contract price
Week-on-week comparison
North America
US$14.71
+2.78%
Europe
US$14.64
+2.88%
Asia
US$13.23
+3.56%
*Week-on-week comparison is the comparison with the 30-day rolling averages of June 15-July 14, 2000.
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Prices of 128Mb DRAMs Continue to Rise
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