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To: StanX Long who wrote (48321)	6/21/2001 4:40:30 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

[World DRAM Price] Microchip Makers in U.S., Korea Start Production Adjustment to Reflect Drops June 20, 2001 (TOKYO) -- The spot prices of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) continue to decline worldwide. The prices have been falling for 10 months since August 2001, excluding the small recovery in March 2001. Reflecting this situation, U.S.-based Micron Technology Inc. and Korea-based Hynix Semiconductor Inc. started production adjustments. According to a worldwide DRAM price survey conducted by ICIS-LOR, based in London, Houston and Singapore, the 30-day rolling average prices of 128Mb DRAMs for large-volume users between May 3 and June 1 was US$4.43 in North America, US$3.84 in Europe and US$3.91 in Asia. Compared with the previous week (30-day rolling average prices up to May 25), the prices remained the same in North America, while they fell 5.62 percent in Europe and 2.60 percent in Asia. As for prices of memory modules, the spot price of 128MB dual inline memory modules (DIMMs, PC133) fell 5.29 percent from the previous week to US$25.80 in North America, 4.61 percent to US$29.42 in Europe and 7.12 percent to US$25.20 in Asia. Table: 30-Day Rolling Averages of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) May 3-June 1, 2001 (survey by ICIS-LOR)Area Contract price Week-on-week comparison North America US$4.43 0.00% Europe US$3.84 -5.62% Asia US$3.91 -2.60% *Week-on-week comparison is the comparison with the 30-day rolling averages of April 26-May 25, 2001. Previous report:Spot Prices Continue Declining Worldwide (Tamao Kikuchi, Nikkei Market Access)