Current 3-month
price forecast
MEMORY
DRAM
64 Mb SDRAM PC100 $9.40 down
16 Mb SOJ 60ns $3.65 stable -
4M DRAM SOJ 60ns $1.55 stable -
SRAM
1M, SOJ, 15ns $2.95 up
256K, SOJ, 15ns $1.50 stable -
256K, DIP, 70ns $2.30 stable -
64K, SOJ, 20ns $1.00 stable -
4M, (512x8), 70ns $10.00 up
EPROM
1M Cerdip $2.00. up
4 Mb Cerdip $4.80 up
FLASH
1M, PLCC $3.00 up
4M, TSOP $6.70 up
8M, TSOP $7.30 up
16M, TSOP $15.75 up
LOGIC
74F00 DIP $0.10 stable -
74F138 DIP $0.17 stable -
74F244 DIP $0.18 stable -
74HC/HCT244, DIP $0.23 stable -
MICROPROCESSORS
Pentium III 550 MHz $348 down
Pentium III 500 MHz $229 down
Pentium III 450 MHz $173 down
Pentium III 400 MHz $163 down
Pentium II mobile 400 MHz $358 down
Celeron 500 MHz $143 down
Celeron 466 MHz $94 down
Celeron 433 MHz $73 down
Celeron 400 MHz $64 down
Current 3-month
price forecast
DISCRETE DEVICES
Transistors To-220 $0.26 up
Zener diode Do-35 $0.026 stable -
Thyristors To-225 $0.25 stable -
RESISTORS
Carbon film, .25W $0.003 stable -
Metal film, .25W $0.006 stable -
Network, 8-pin conformal SIP $0.06 stable -
Network, 8-pin molded SIP $0.09 stable -
Trimmer $0.26 stable -
Potentiometer $0.53 stable -
Thick film chip, .125W, 1206 5% $0.0024 stable -
CAPACITORS
CERAMIC
Dipped radial,.1uF,50V, Z5U $0.044 stable -
Axial,conf,1uF,50V,Z5U $0.035 stable -
Ceramic chip, 1206, .1uF X7R $0.025 stable -
TANTALUM
Solid radial, 1uF, 35V $0.11 up
Molded axial, 1uF, 35V $0.16 up
CONNECTORS
DIP socket,open, 16-pin $0.035 down
PLCC, 68-pos $0.38 down
SIMM socket, 30-pos. $0.41 down
D-sub, PCB mounted, 25-pin $0.56 down
SWITCHES
DIP 8 pos., sealed $0.35 down
DIP 8 pos., unsealed $0.33 stable -
Toggle, GP, SPDT, unsealed $0.60 stable -
Miniature slide, PC mount $1.00 down
Rocker, AC snap-in $0.49 down
Note: Prices are averages based on a monthly survey of electronics buyers at OEMs and from input from distributors and market researchers.