DDR3 spot price nearing $2

Prices for branded and effectively tested (eTT) 1Gb DDR3 both averaged US$2.09 during the afternoon trading session. Meanwhile, average prices for branded and eTT 1Gb DDR2 were US$1.77 and US$1.83, respectively.

For 1066MHz 1Gb DDR3, spot prices have slid at a gradual pace from the year's high levels in late March, commented Nobunaga Chai, analyst for semiconductors at Digitimes Research. The continued price weakness could imply that demand has not grown at the same pace as supply, Chai indicated.