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Technology Stocks : Alliance Semiconductor
ALSC 0.8100.0%Jul 10 5:00 PM EST
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To: Norrin Radd who wrote (3790)8/13/1998 12:56:00 AM
From: DJBEINO  Read Replies (1) of 9582
 
Prices For 64M DRAMs Likely To Bottom Out Soon
TOKYO (Nikkei)-The precipitous fall in the price of 64-megabit DRAM chips will soon run its course, an increasing number of market observers say. While prices for June shipments fell compared to the previous month, production cuts by South Korean chipmakers and a steady increase in demand for personal computers in the U.S. have pushed the spot price upward.

Negotiations covering July shipments will likely end with agreement on the same price as in June.

The price for 64M EDO DRAM chips slid around 5% to 1,000-1,100 yen in June, with the price of 64M synchronous DRAMs declining by a similar percentage. PC-100 microprocessing-unit compatible synchronous DRAMs traded 100-200 yen higher than other synchronous DRAMs.

In the U.S. and other overseas markets, the spot price of 64M DRAMs leveled off after June and has been moving up since late July because of the lower production by South Korean manufacturers. Major chipmakers have been pushing for a price hike on July shipments, but buyers are likely to win out and keep prices steady.

Computer makers in the U.S. typically increase parts procurement in the autumn to prepare for higher sales around Christmas. But this seasonal effect may not be sufficient to offset the glut in DRAM supply in 1998 because some foreign chip makers may ease production cuts in response to higher chip prices, a number of experts have warned.
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