Phison is now demanding customers pre-pay with shorter timelines — NAND squeeze affecting everyone in the SSD supply chain
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Phison, one of the world’s largest controllers for SSD and NAND memory, is beginning to demand advance payments from its customers. Hardening its trading conditions comes at a time when the NAND flash memory market once again behaves like a “seller’s market.” That is, a product with little supply, a lot of demand, and manufacturers demanding more financial commitment to secure deliveries. According to Asian media Digitimes, Phison has begun to w…
Phison Seeks Customer Prepayments as NAND Flash Prices Surge 500% Over Six Months
As NAND Flash pricing has skyrocketed, reaching nearly a 500% increase over the past six months, Phison has reportedly started requiring some customers to make prepayments to control the supply. This means that customers who haven't even started a Phison order will need to send funds as a form of credit to purchase a set amount of Phison controllers, SSDs, or any other storage products. According to a notice to its customers, Phison has stated t…
Phison Shifts NAND Supply to ‘Prepayment’ Model to Make Sure It Secures the Cash Before Allocating Any Supply to Customers
Phison's model, with NAND market supply, has now shifted to securing capital upfront from customers as the company navigates a seller's market. NAND Prices Have Climbed a Whopping 500% In Last Year Alone, Driven By AI-Demand The NAND industry is also experiencing a significant imbalance in supply lines, as the role of storage in AI inference has increased dramatically over the past few months. We have already seen NAND spot prices climb signific…
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