Early December contract prices for NAND flash memory stayed flat or dropped by up to 2% in the first half of December, according to DRAMeXchange. Prices are set to continue their slide through the first quarter of 2015.

Chip suppliers have become less aggressive with price cuts, while module makers have held onto sufficient inventory levels and tend to negotiate prices at the end of the month, DRAMeXchange said.

NAND flash contract prices will continue their downward trend until the first quarter of 2015, due to a slowdown in demand coming from system OEMs and channel distributors, DRAMeXchange indicated. Prices are expected to fall 10-15% for all of the quarter.

"With inventory stocking for the holiday sales season in the US and Europe finished, smartphone, tablet, and PC sales are each expected to drop by at least 10% in the first quarter of 2015," said Alan Chen, senior manager at DRAMeXchange, in a statement. "As a result, eMMC, eMCP, and SSD demand from system OEM clients has been weak."

"With weak memory card and universal flash drive sales, module makers are adopting more conservative purchasing strategies to avoid losses due to falling prices," Chen continued.

By: DocMemory
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