News: iSupply claims DDR2 now cheaper to manufacturer than DDR

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Market investigation company iSuppli indicated on the other day, although DDR2 production cost higher somewhat, but the present manufacturing industry suitably allows DDR2 the price to be lower than DDR1. Officially occupies this cross connection time, causes very many people all to believe, the DDR2 seal as well as the test high quota expenses, will cause the new memory price in period of time to stay at a high level. However the fact is memory produces goods the quantity along with 512-Mbit the DDR2 to increase, has made up the high quota test as well as the later period expenses in the certain degree, at present this part of expenses actually produced 512-Mbit DDR to want to be cheaper than many. Demonstrated according to the Suppli investigation that, 512-Mbit DDR2 produced goods the quantity already to surpass 512-Mbit DDR in first quarter. This year first three months 512-Mbit DDR2 produces goods the quantity grand total is 132 million, but 512-Mbit DDR relative only had 104000000, the DDR2 output increase causes the management scale to expand after the economy to save. The present merchant also already first favored DDR2 to the market. But, the DDR2 miniscule performance superiority, causes its itself market penetrating power unusual limited. At present, the high production leaves the memory still maintained at 256-Mbit DDR. No matter what, will do DDR the memory nearly 2 time of DDR2 end to be able to look for the own market localization, this also will be a good deed, also started like the Intel such market leader merchant to support DDR2 after all, it will have in the market the popular period of time.
http://news.mydrivers.com/pages/20050527180628_55418.htm

paired with 3-2-2 DDR2 ram this makes DDR2 look more and more attractive! :)

if i get it right ddr is still selling 2x better than ddr2 though, and winbond making sweet ddr1 chips again might slow the ddr2 transistion even more