Samsung is trying to "stabilize" the price of microSD cards

According to our Taiwanese colleagues, referring to industry sources, Samsung Electronics is trying to stabilize prices for memory cards format microSD. Mechanism to regulate prices, select the restriction of supply.

In particular, Samsung decided to stop supplying microSD cards small distributors and generally limit the amount of supplies. It is assumed that these measures will stop the further decline in prices for NAND flash chips and ready-card format microSD.

 

It is learned that some small and medium-sized distributors have resorted to dumping, selling microSD cards, and a plate with a flash-memory chips purchased from the suppliers of the upper level, at very low prices. This behavior is undermining the market, say industry sources.

Reduced prices for flash memory NAND flash does not cease, at least since the beginning of the year. This is due to weak demand for memory cards and flash drives. Expectations were not realized until the producers and the fact that prices will stop falling popularity of SSD.

Due to falling prices and the associated losses, many distributors are on the brink of bankruptcy, certain representatives of the industry.   Source: DigiTimes