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Gartner lowered the global chip market is expected in 2008 to 3.4%
In Electronic Infomation Category: R | on November 1, 2010
3 Yue 10 news, market research firm Gartner has lowered its 2008 global semiconductor market is expected to make adjustments due to declining memory chip prices and MAX483CPA datasheet and global economic growth prospects bleak.
According to foreign media reports, Gartner expects the global semiconductor market grew by 3.4% to 278.4 billion U.S. dollars, while the agency had forecast an increase of 6.2%. Last year the market was 269.4 billion U.S. dollars of total revenue, grew by 2.5% over the previous year.
Memory chip prices fell throughout the semiconductor market is expected to lead to lower the main reason, but Gartner warned that the trend of global recession may further aggravate the chip market has shrunk. Gartner said, DRAM market began to shrink since the beginning of 2007, is expected that this situation may continue into the third quarter of this year. DRAM market revenue is expected to fall 15% this year to 54.9 billion U.S. dollars, last year was 581 million.
NAND memory chip market, Gartner oversupply leading to lower expectations of another important reason. NAND chips are widely used in iPod music players, iPhones and MAX483CPA price and digital cameras, mobile phones and MAX483CPA suppliers and other products. Last year a serious surplus of NAND, causing prices plummeted, Gartner said the market "is no short term signs of recovery."
Gartner NAND market growth this year is expected to cut by half, to 15%.
As NAND prices fell, Samsung and Toshibas chip division and other related companies may be close to the loss of the edge, but consumers are the biggest beneficiaries. Flash memory chip has experienced a new wave of price cuts, followed by use of flash memory will be spread to some products, such as Apples iPod Shuffle and so on. Last month, Apple introduced the iPod Shuffle 2G version sold for just $ 69, while the price down to 1G version of 49 dollars.
Memory chips, according to data provided by DRAMeXchange online retailers this year, occupy the mainstream of 4GB NAND flash memory chip prices have fallen 26%. Common flash memory prices also fell.
Gartner global chip market this year are more conservative forecast of demand, but it said the global economic downturn in the chip industry, the impact is not yet reflected.