Memory Prices Rise for 4 Consecutive Months... DRAM Recovers to Early Last Year Levels

Market Research Firm DRAMeXchange Announces
DRAM Price Rises 9.09% to $1.80
NAND at $4.72... Fourth Consecutive Month of Increase

Prices of memory semiconductors, including DRAM and NAND flash, have been on the rise for four consecutive months. In the case of DRAM, prices have recovered to the $1.8 range, similar to levels seen at the beginning of last year.

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Market research firm DRAMeXchange announced on the 31st that as of the end of this month, the average fixed transaction price for general-purpose PC DRAM products (DDR4 8Gb) rose 9.09% from the previous month to $1.80. This is comparable to the price range from January to March last year ($1.81).

DRAM prices have been on an upward trend for four months since their first rebound in October last year, marking two years and three months since July 2021. The semiconductor industry attributes the previous continuous price decline to the worst market downturn in history, but since the second half of last year, prices have increased due to production cuts in the memory industry.

General-purpose NAND products for memory cards and USBs (128Gb 16Gx8) also recorded an 8.87% increase to $4.72 at the end of this month. Like DRAM, NAND prices have been rising for four consecutive months after increasing for the first time in two years and three months.

Market research firm TrendForce reported that not only DDR4 but also DDR5 modules for PC DRAM prices have increased, stating, "As expected, first-quarter PC DRAM contract prices rose 15-20% compared to the previous quarter." They also forecasted, "Contract prices may rise further in the first quarter."

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