SSD sales have picked up, which could still have drawbacks
The delicate balance between supply and demand can easily be upset.
According to the latest Digitimes news, the spectacular fall in prices for SSDs will soon lose momentum. This process will be hampered by growing customer demand, meaning that the average 10% price drop in the second quarter of this year will not be repeated in the third semester. In any case, the long-term outlook is favorable, in theory NAND flash prices will fall slightly in the coming months, but unfortunately no significant change is expected. Sources also note that in 2018, both ODMs (Original Design Manufacturer) and home users will favor PCIe NVMe-based storage, with SSDs blessed with a SATA interface clearly in the descending line.
Khein-Seng Pua, head of control company Phison, said from November 2017 this year by the end of the first quarter, flash memory-based drives had become about 50% cheaper - we, for our part, have reservations about this, but the fact is that prices have improved nicely. Despite declining sales of smartphones, the supply of NAND flash chips may become scarce as the increase in internal storage size offsets weak sales.
DRAM prices are also showing dark skies; in the third quarter we can expect further price increases, the supply can still be said to be scarce - various sources claim.
Source: Digitimes, guru3d.com
