[November 17, 2009] Strategy Analytics Report Indicates Memory Card Revenue to Reach $9 Billion By 2013 Tweet Nov 09, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Total global shipments of cellphone memory cards will be flat, at 444 million cards, in 2008 and 2009 but the supply-demand dynamic of MLC NAND Flash has stabilized and the economic outlook has begun to increase, reports Strategy Analytics. The market intelligence firm said that 11 percent growth in sales of memory cards for cellphones in 2010, based primarily on higher phone shipments next year. In its long-term forecast for cellphone memory card revenues and shipments "Cellphone Memory Card Revenues will Recover in 2010 after Two Bleak Years," the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technology service reveals that revenue from memory card sales is expected to show growth in the long-term from a flat $3 Billion in 2007, 2008 and 2009, to a more appealing $9 Billion by 2013, representing an average 25 percent growth per year over the next five years. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]