Faced with falling flash-memory prices, chipmakers are pushing Taiwan’s memory IC testing firms to lower their prices for the related testing services.

Although demand for NAND-flash testing remains strong, chipmakers are pressuring the IC-testing firms to cut prices to reflect the falling chip prices. Demand for NOR-flash testing is actually down from the first half of this year, amid excess inventory, the sources explained.

The price cuts will have only a slight effect on IC-testing firm’s profits, as they have completely depreciated some of their equipment, the sources claimed.

This quarter, prices for NOR-flash testing are expected to fall 15-20% from their third-quarter levels, and NAND-flash testing prices are expected to fall 5-10%, said the so

By: DocMemory
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