The flood in Thailand last year have affected the prices of HDD worldwide, and yet to normalise. Analysts believe it's now affecting the prices of SD cards and USB thumb drives too .. as people look to alternatives for storage.

"Prices for low-capacity microSD cards have risen substantially recently, according to industry sources. The price rally, however, does not imply demand is picking up but the limited chip availability.

Major producers of NAND flash memory – also the major players in the microSD card market – have strategically scaled down their supply of microSD cards and also flash memory wafers to channel distributors and carefully selected customers and orders with an aim to stabilize prices, the sources indicated. While distributors are holding just the right amount of inventory, a surge in orders can easily lift up market quotes for microSD cards, the sources said."

Source: Digitimes

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