The world's 4 biggest NAND flash memory suppliers - SanDisk (SNDK), Samsung (OTC:SSNLF),...

The world's 4 biggest NAND flash memory suppliers - SanDisk (SNDK), Samsung (OTC:SSNLF), Toshiba, and SK Hynix - are reportedly planning to hike prices by 10%-15% by mid-November thanks to surging smartphone demand. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is said to be an especially voracious NAND buyer, fully booking SanDisk and Hynix's spare capacity as it shifts orders away from Samsung. SanDisk and Micron (NASDAQ:MU) rallied yesterday on hopes of a favorable NAND supply/demand balance. (IDC tablet forecast)