NAND flash memory chips using data loggers fell to new lows. If you recently were talking about $ 1 per 1GB, now this figure has dropped to a very attractive line, writes Taiwanese DigiTimes page.
If a couple of years ago was about $ 1 per 1 GB, while a year ago - about $ 0.7-0.8 per 1 GB, is now in the $ 0.35 to 0.39 per 1 GB limit. Thus, the 120-128 GB SSD currently available for around $ 50-55, while the 240-256 GB models - for $ 100, and prices continue to fall.
The main reason for such depreciation has a price war, which he published in our region little known Chinese company TIGO and Galaxy. Their goal - to eliminate the Chinese market, foreign brands. And they do it: Kingston and Samsung (the largest IC suppliers in China) forced to revise their pricing.
Galaxy and TIGO is the real producers - stands behind their backs well-known companies and JMicron phiso of controllers based SSD combines to create a decent pace, attractive specifications and relatively low cost.
The company's founder and leader phiso Khein-Seng Pua said that in the short term the market is waiting for the PMI Global Change: a new bakery division will take place and who will not be able to hold its market share will cease its activities in this area.
To enhance the competitiveness of manufacturers and NAND flash controllers developers will join forces. For example, phiso cooperate with Toshiba and Kingston, as well as to actively offer their products to other companies that are willing to spend the SSD with its brand.
Decline in prices and sales growth was positively affected by length of the contract manufacturer TSMC revenues. It is a major producer of memory chips companies JMicron, phiso, Silicon Motion and Marvell (the latter is the largest supplier of controllers for the SSD).
