Intel?s 865 chipset will edge out DDR as mainstream memory in 4Q

DDR2 price up momentum weakened but drop range sustained by seasonality Spot prices of DDR and DDR2 trended divergently last week with DDR trended upward while DDR2 headed south. Supply insufficiency of DDR sustains the price upward momentum but distributors? DDR2 stock release pressured DDR2 pricing. The continual technology transition to 90nm reduces supply of 256Mb DDR currently and prolongs the price upward trend. However, DRAMeXchange expects the ease of Intel?s 865 chipset should edge out DDR as mainstream memory in 4Q, thus weakening the present price fluctuation.