2015 New Year, PLC chip prices will be doubled, the chip 1 * 8 from more than 5 to 13 now risen to 12 yuan / stars. This is probably the first time in optical communication products selling prices, according to a number of packaging manufacturers said the price increases are the result of chip manufacturers to deliberate; but there are also manufacturers analysts said prices also refused to concede defeat, bad market, chip deficit the sale, the demand is growing, still lose the sale, the long run, chip makers only to close down, the price is helpless.

 

Why PLC chip prices rose?

 

In our survey, some vendors expressed frustration PLC splitter chip rise much, splitters should rise much, but it has been successful projects can only bite the bullet and make the deficit. But sources said some manufacturers have already begun to move off for, how to deal with post-yet inconclusive.

 

Packaging manufacturers for prices mixed views

 

Some manufacturers have expressed outrage, because as early as two months ago, South Korean chip makers have begun to deliberately not be delivered to mainland manufacturers in order to find the reason prices. In addition, although domestic manufacturers Sega chip scale has been in use, but the capacity is still insufficient to meet the growing demand.

 

But analysts, PLC splitter chip has already bottomed out, prices should also inevitable, but he thinks the PLC chip prices somewhat irregular, according to his analysis of reasonable price 6-inch wafers at 350 to 400 dollars, but due to the recent release of a small amount of goods to manufacturers, wafer prices have now pushed up to 600 to 700 dollars, even cash can not get the cash.