The memory market is currently valued at an estimated $61.8 billion for 2008, which constitutes about 23 percent of the total semiconductor industry. This particular market has been considered one of the bellwethers of semiconductor health, along with the PC microprocessor market, and to a lesser extent the mobile phone processor market. However, this market can be unpredictable with a short list of suppliers participating and volatile pricing. In 2007, memory pricing fell dramatically. This was especially true toward the beginning of the year when pricing on DRAM and NAND Flash memory fell by approximately 50 percent. There was an issue of excess inventory that came as a result of an industry buildup toward the release of the Microsoft Vista operating system, and the anticipation of increasing demand coming from consumer electronics and mobile phones. Memory pricing had a huge impact on the overall semiconductor industry in 2007, which wound up with growth at only 3 percent as declining prices in memory knocked the wind out of the overall market sails. Overall memory pricing dropped 25 percent in 2007.

Figure 1: Worldwide Memory Revenue Share Forecast of Total Semiconductor Market
Figure 2: Worldwide Memory ASP History and Forecast
Figure 3: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast
Figure 4: Worldwide Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 5: 2008 Worldwide Memory Revenue Share by Region
Figure 6: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast by Region
Figure 7: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast - Americas
Figure 8: Americas Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 9: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast - Europe
Figure 10: Europe Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 11: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast - Japan
Figure 12: Japan Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 13: 2008 Asia Pacific Memory Revenue Share by Country
Figure 14: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast - Asia Pacific
Figure 15: Asia Pacific Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 16: Asia Pacific Memory Revenue Forecast by Country
Figure 17: Asia Pacific Memory Market Forecast - China
Figure 18: Asia Pacific Memory Market Forecast - Taiwan
Figure 19: Asia Pacific Memory Market Forecast - Korea
Figure 20: Asia Pacific Memory Market Forecast - Singapore
Figure 21: Asia Pacific Memory Market Forecast - India
Figure 22: 2008 Worldwide Memory Revenue Share by Market Segment
Figure 23: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
Figure 24: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast - Automotive
Figure 25: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast - Computer
Figure 26: Worldwide Computer Shipment Forecast - Desktop
Figure 27: Worldwide Computer Shipment Forecast - Notebook
Figure 28: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast - Consumer
Figure 29: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast - Communications
Figure 30: Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipment Forecast
Figure 31: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast - Industrial
Figure 32: 2008 Worldwide Memory Revenue Share by Product
Figure 33: Worldwide DRAM Revenue Forecast for Computer by Applications
Figure 34: Worldwide DRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 35: Worldwide SRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 36: Worldwide Flash Revenue Forecast for Mobile Phone Applications
Figure 37: Worldwide Flash Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 38: Worldwide PROM and EPROM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 39: 2007 Worldwide Memory Supplier Market Share

Table 1: Worldwide Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 2: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 3: Worldwide Memory Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
Table 4: Americas Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 5: Americas DRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 6: Americas Flash Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 7: Americas SRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 8: Americas PROM and EPROM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 9: Europe Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 10: Europe DRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 11: Europe Flash Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 12: Europe SRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 13: Europe PROM and EPROM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 14: Japan Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 15: Japan DRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 16: Japan Flash Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 17: Japan SRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 18: Japan PROM and EPROM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 19: Asia Pacific Memory Revenue Forecast by Country
Table 20: Asia Pacific Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 21: Asia Pacific DRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 22: Asia Pacific Flash Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 23: Asia Pacific SRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 24: Asia Pacific PROM and EPROM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 25: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
Table 26: Worldwide Automotive Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 27: Worldwide Automotive Electronics Unit Shipment Forecast by Application
Table 28: Worldwide Computer Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 29: Worldwide Computer Electronics Unit Shipment Forecast by Application
Table 30: Worldwide Consumer Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 31: Worldwide Consumer Electronics Unit Shipment Forecast by Application
Table 32: Worldwide Communications Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 33: Worldwide Communications Electronics Unit Shipment Forecast by Application
Table 34: Worldwide Industrial Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 35: Worldwide DRAM Revenue Forecast for Computer Electronics by Application
Table 36: Worldwide DRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 37: Worldwide SRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 38: Worldwide Flash Revenue Forecast for Mobile Phones by Application
Table 39: Worldwide Flash Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 40: Worldwide PROM and EPROM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 41: 2006 and 2007 Worldwide Memory Supplier Market Share
Table 42: 2006 and 2007 Worldwide DRAM Supplier Market Share
Table 43: 2006 and 2007 Worldwide Flash Supplier Market Share