TAIPEI – TrendForce today raised its forecasts for DRAM price hikes for the second quarter to 18 to 23%, up from its prior estimate of 13 to 18%. Actual increase in prices of various DRAM product categories will depend on the production capacities allocated to the respective products by DRAM suppliers, the research firm noted.

NEEDHAM, MA – Global shipments of traditional PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, grew 55.2% year-over-year to 84 million during the first quarter, according to International Data Corp. Shipments were down 8% sequentially.