April DRAM Prices Drop 20%... "Inventory Pressure"

The transaction price of memory semiconductor DRAM dropped sharply this month.

On the 28th, market research firm DRAMeXchange announced that the average fixed transaction price of PC DRAM general-purpose products (DDR4 8Gb) in April was $1.45, down 19.89% from the previous month.

DRAM prices plunged 18.10% in January, remained flat in February and March, and then widened the decline again.

Regarding this trend, Taiwanese market research firm TrendForce explained, "Despite suppliers reducing production, prices fell nearly 20% due to still high inventory levels causing difficulties." They further predicted, "In the second quarter, PC DRAM contract prices are expected to fall 15-20% compared to the previous quarter."

After Samsung Electronics officially announced a reduction in memory semiconductor production earlier this month, DRAM spot prices temporarily rebounded slightly on a daily price basis. In this regard, TrendForce explained, "Except for DDR5 products, the price increase was not significant."

Semiconductor spot prices are transactions temporarily conducted through dealers. Typically, they converge to the fixed transaction price, which is the inter-company transaction price 4 to 6 months later.

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