Sentence examples for flash memory market from inspiring English sources

Spansion passed Intel in flash memory market share last year.

"The flash memory market is expanding, but the competition is still tough".

Overall flash memory market sales grew 4percentto to $11.6 billion, in 2003, the market researcher iSuppli said.

Apple, for example, exerts tremendous influence in the flash memory market, accounting for 20 to 25 percent of the total orders, according to Daniel L. Amir, a senior research analyst at Lazard Capital Markets.

SanDisk's stock has lost more than half its value over the last year as the $14 billion-a-year flash memory market suffers from a glut of inventory and becomes increasingly dominated by two large players: Samsung and its Japanese archrival, Toshiba.

The company will also announce next week its entry into the flash memory market.

The acquisition of Fremont, Calif.-based Lexar is Micron's second major push into the NAND flash-memory market along with the joint venture with Intel.

Banc of America Securities research analyst Mark FitzGerald said the NAND flash-memory market will drive improving fundamentals for semiconductor-equipment companies over the next several quarters.

J.P. Morgan reiterated a "neutral" rating on Intel, citing potential downside to calendar 2006 estimates, as well as possible risks from expanding into the NAND flash-memory market.

Banc of America Securities downgraded Advanced Micro Devices to "neutral" from "buy" based on concerns over the computer hardware maker's exposure to the NOR flash-memory market as well as an earlier-than-expected slowdown in the semiconductor industry.

Motorola One reason for the shortage, says Betsy Van Hees, a flash memory analyst with market research firm iSuppli of San Jose, Calif., is that chipmakers sought to avoid the inventory gluts that plagued them through the just-concluded semiconductor industry downturn.