Thread: DRAM industry is on the recovery momentum

Revenue from DRAM memory sold worldwide in the first quarter 4/2009 8.5 billion compared with 4.13 billion in quarter 4 of 2008, up 40%. As this momentum, DRAM revenue in 2010 will increase; Suppli predicts this year will be 31.9 billion compared with 22.7 billion for 2009.

Worst period of economic crisis is over and the DRAM industry began to grow again. Last year was difficult year for industry sales this quarter 1/2009 dropped the lowest record since 2001, the boom in Internet industry.

More than half the revenue from DRAM memory used in PCs. PC demand increases, demand increases with DRAM. According to research firms IDC and market analysis, in the first quarter 4/2009 of PC production plant up to 85.8 million, up 15.2% compared to Quarter 4 2008.

Windows 7 is released in the first quarter 4/2009 have affected overall PC demand but not necessarily affect DRAM revenue. Windows Vista affect sales more than DRAM because it is an OS needs more memory than. But 64-bit version of Windows 7 operating system could affect revenue for DRAM memory limit higher than the ceiling. The 32-bit Windows operating system previously only supports 4GB of memory, but 64-bit versions of Windows 7 have a higher seiling.



The transition to DDR3 memory also increases the DRAM sales this year have affected much. This year, the system using Intel CPUs and other chips in the Advanced Micro Devices (For advanced devices) are using DDR3 and DDR2 memory cheaper, but with the Nehalem micro architecture, Intel is moving to support only DDR3 memory. Intel's chips are used in about 80% of computers worldwide, according to IDC.

Some DRAM manufacturers have also recovered in the fourth quarter of this. DRAM sales for companies such as Elpida, Micron, Hynix and Samsung have soared. The company provides DRAM leader in the fourth quarter with revenue Samsung 2.79 billion. Hynix ranks second with revenues of 1.89 billion; followed by Elpida to 1.68 billion. Micron stands fourth with 1.16 billion and then with 495 million in revenue.