NAND flash contract prices are likely to fall in November and drop further in December, as supply will expand, combined with continued-sluggish demand, according to DRAMeXchange.

Major chipmakers are transitioning their production technology to newer 20nm-class processes, which would result in ramp-ups of their capacity as more advanced processes allow for more chips produced on a single wafer, DRAMeXchange said.

However, while supply continues to rise, growth in demand is still lagging due to less-optimistic sales of flash drives and memory cards, as well as smartphones and tablet PCs, DRAMeXchange indicated.

DRAMeXchange disclosed that late October contract prices for MLC NAND chips all fell with 16Gb chips having the largest drop of 5.6%.