iPod delay rumors worry NAND suppliers
updated 03:30 pm EDT, Fri June 30, 2006
iPod delay causes ripples?
Some memory makers are beginning to worry about a possible delay in Apple's release of new iPods, which could cause NAND flash to fall. As MacNN reported on Wednesday, one analyst believes that the iPod maker could be planning to delay the launch of iPods up to six months. Apple is the main customer of the world's largest NAND supplier, Samsung Electronics; earlier this year when reports surfaced of slowing growth in iPod nano sales, Apple cut its order of NAND flash. This cut resulted in a sharp decline in NAND prices as the surplus grew. According to DigiTimes, it's not likely that NAND production will be cut until there is official confirmation that iPod releases are delayed.
