Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconductor and Elpida Memory may raise DRAM quotes as demand from major memory module makers is increasing significantly, industry sources have speculated.

Spot prices for mainstream 1Gb DDR2 soared over 13% to US$1 on March 26, quotes gathered by DRAMeXchange show.

Frank Huang, chairman of Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), earlier this week predicted that DRAM supply would become tight in the third quarter of 2009.

Hynix CEO Kim Jong-kap was recently quoted by the Wall Street Journal as saying that the global semiconductor industry is likely to have hit the bottom in the fourth quarter of 2008, and the DRAM and NAND flash segments will show signs of recovery this year.

DRAM contract prices are expected to increase in April, some memory module makers have commented. For the second half of March, contract prices remain unchanged sequentially, according to DRAMeXchange.

By: DocMemory
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