Article: Strong demand means NAND will surpass NOR.(Nonvolatile Memory)(Brief Article)

The flash memory market will skyrocket over the next several years as nonvolatile flash memory gets designed into more equipment. The flash market including NOR and NAND flash will grow 39% to $15.4 billion in 2004, according to market intelligence provider iSuppli. Total flash unit shipments will reach 2.98 billion in 2004, up 22.6% from 2.4 billion in 2003, iSuppli predicts.

Buyers can expect the average price for flash to increase from $4.57 in 2003 to $5.19 in 2004, according to Betsy Van Hees, principal analyst with iSuppli. Part of the reason for the price increase is that more higher density flash chips will ship. Higher density chips have more ...

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