Taiwanese DRAM makers have pointed to rising supplies of Intel's 945-class chipsets as another factor driving up DDR 2 SDRAM prices.

According to sources among Taiwan's memory-maker community, cited by DigiTimes, 945-based motherboards now account for more than 15 per cent of second- and lower-tier PCs - well up on Q4's percentage, they say - which is, in turn, driving up DDR 2 demand.

However, it suggested the effects may be mitigated by an overall decline in demand for new PCs in the traditionally quiet post-Christmas quarter. The comments from Taiwan's memory-makers suggest that what demand there is is shifting toward DDR 2-based platforms. ®

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