NAND flash prices have been falling since 2018 as the market becomes oversupplied. Market observers estimated previously the chip prices would drop around 20% in the first quarter of 2019 and continue their downward trend through the second quarter.
On the demand side, distributors are mulling raising their module prices, industry sources indicated. In the contract market, NAND flash prices continue to fall but a pick-up in replenishment demand from system OEMs is expected to emerge in the second quarter, the sources said.
NAND pricing may hit bottom in Q1 2019
Posted on Tuesday, February 19 2019 @ 10:53 CET by Thomas De MaesschalckSources in the Taiwanese memory industry told DigiTimes that NAND flash memory prices are likely to stop falling next quarter. Device vendors are expected to increase demand, which may lead to higher prices. The report says the lowest pricing for 2019 may be hit this quarter as the overcapacity situation gets reeled in.
