HONG KONG – DRAM spot prices are moving higher, but demand remains low, according to the latest Wall Street Journal research. 

Average selling prices have been rising since mid March, the paper said, as fabs cut capacity and shift to other, more popular chips like NAND flash memory. The average spot price of the mainstream DRAM chip is up 28% since March 11, the paper reported.
 
This week Nanya went so far as to publicly state it would attempt to see price hikes of 15 to 20% from its PC customers.
 
However, iSuppli and other firms assert demand remains weak, going so far as calling the rise in prices temporary. Factory utilization rates are below 50%, another sign of the decaying market.

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