The NAND flash market was generally healthy in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. However, Samsung, Toshiba and SanDisk respectively faced pressures such as competitive pricing and end-market demands. Because of these pressures and the slight market downturn in the previous quarter, the NAND flash brand suppliers saw just a 2% quarterly increase in revenue, or at US $8.75 billion.

Sean Yang, Assistant Vice President of DRAMeXchange, expects that the NAND flash market will see oversupply in the first quarter of 2015 due to the seasonality of demand. As price decline becomes more noticeable, NAND flash vendors are expected to speed up technology migration to improve cost structure and minimize the impact of falling prices.

By: DocMemory
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