Nanya Technology Corp., Taiwan¡¯s biggest maker of computer-memory chips, said it plans to raise prices by as much as 20 percent in the first half of October because of a shortage.

¡°Some of our clients complained that our prices are too high, however, we really can¡¯t fulfill all the orders because of the current short supply,¡± Pai Pei-lin, vice president at the Taoyuan-based company, said by phone today. ¡°We will negotiate with whoever can accept the price.¡±

The chipmaker plans to raise prices 10 percent to 20 percent in the first half of October after increasing prices twice this month, Pai said.

Contract prices of the benchmark dynamic random access memory chip rose an average of 8.5 percent to $1.53 in the first half of September, according to Dramexchange Technology Inc., a Taipei-based clearinghouse that compiles memory-chip prices.

Pai said chip supply is dwindling partly because of the inventory buildup ahead of the fourth quarter and a decrease in total production capacity as chipmakers allocate some production lines to make so-called DDR3 DRAM chips.

By: DocMemory
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