Apple has locked in sufficient NAND flash chips to avoid interrupting shipments of its new iPhone 3G S, according to industry sources.

The new iPhone 3Gs is expected to positively affect the NAND flash market, which has undergone slow demand.

Apple has secured NAND flash supply from an unspecified US vendor as well as Samsung Electronics and Toshiba for the third quarter, indicated the sources. The US chip supplier may see 50-70% of its total NAND chip capacity during the upcoming quarter occupied by orders placed by Apple, the sources estimated.

Apple's new iPhone will hit shelves in the coming weeks with a suggested US$199 price tag for the 16GB version and US$299 for the 32GB one.

By: DocMemory
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