NANDflashsupply has reportedly becometighteras major chip producers Samsung Electronics, Toshiba, Micron andHynix Semiconductor favor demand for Apple devices.
Prices of the widely used 32-gigabit NANDflashchip, typically used in smartphones and tablets to store data, jumped as much as 17.7% in late Asia trade Monday, according to DRAMeXchange, Asia's biggest spot market for chips.