IHS iSuppli company Analysts said that in late February, immediately after the declaration of bankruptcy of Elpida company, the price of computer memory is stabilized. This is evidenced by simple statistics. For 12 weeks after treatment of company in the Tokyo court for protection from creditors, DRAM price index changed very slightly: from 235 to 243 points. This index is calculated based on the weighted average spot price for a specified period. At the same time for 1000 points received index, calculated in 2002. For comparison, 12 weeks before the announcement of the bankruptcy code changed from 180 to 216 points. These facts tend confirms that the stabilization of prices was influenced by the events surrounding the company's Elpida Memory.
In fact, the situation may not be as straightforward, because all this time Elpida continued to produce Memory, but talk about the end of overproduction period is impossible. Why wholesale prices for memory chips is stabilized? There are many factors, such as weak demand for computers. After some market recovery from the effects of flooding in Thailand, the demand for memory grew, until it was faced with sluggish sales of seasonal and pre-crisis situation in the world. Moreover, in spring, apparently, sales surge did not happen. Of course, the uncertainty of Elpida has made a lot of confusion in the market. Related Products :
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