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Since launching the SSD report series earlier this year, we have been surveying and testing the SSD products on the market from different vendors. YoungTeam Technology is one of the well-recognized vendors in the Flash memory market, whose SUPER SSpeed 64GB and 128GB are newly launched items in 2010 that captured our attention.
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Since launching the SSD report series earlier this year, we have been surveying and testing the SSD products on the market from different vendors. YoungTeam Technology is one of the well-recognized vendors in the Flash memory market, whose SUPER SSpeed 64GB and 128GB are newly launched items in 2010 that captured our attention.
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2010 Mobile World Congress has come to the end in mid-February and we have seen the smartphone has occupied all the spotlight during the show that competition in mobile phone industry has shifted to software application from hardware design.
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2HFeb. NAND Flash contract price partially remained flat or slightly declined. The market indicates the hesitation views given the complicated pro & con dynamics such as iPAD launch after-effect, inventory replenishment demand during the pre & post Chinese Lunar New Year period, slow-season effect and some macroeconomic & financial uncertainties in partial regions etc.
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As most branded NAND Flash suppliers benefited from the stable 4Q09 hot-season restock orders for electronic system maker clients, NAND Flash ASP slightly rose about 5% QoQ in 4Q09.
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According to DRAMeXchange, regarding the impact of iPad on the NAND flash industry, Apple currently controls over 20% of the NAND flash demand according to our estimation.
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According to DRAMeXchange, 4Q09 revenue has grown 42% due to the hiking DRAM average price and output enhancement, which has shown another progress after 40% revenue growth 3Q09.
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2HJan NAND Flash contract price roughly stays flat given the steady inventory replenishment demand for Chinese Lunar New Year seasons from electronics system and memory card customers, which roughly meets the expectation of NAND Flash related makers.
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With the short-term ups and downs from mid-Dec. DDR3 1333Mhz 1Gb spot price has climbed 23% to US$3.01 in 1/8 from US$2.45 at 12/17. According to DRAMeXchange, PC shipment with DDR3 platform will reach 60% of total PC shipment in 1Q10, which is attributed by the aggressive migration plans by PC-OEMs.
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1HJan. NAND Flash avg. contract price partially remains flat and mild 1-6% decline due to the new-year vacation effect and severely cold climate in some northern hemisphere area that some customers’ operation has been impact.
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