The average monthly price of memory semiconductor DRAM in May continued to soar by more than 20% for two consecutive months.
According to market research firm DRAMeXchange on the 30th, the average fixed trading price of general-purpose DRAM products (DDR4 8Gb 1Gx8) for PCs in May recorded $2.10, up 27.27% from the previous month. The price also rose by 22.22% in April.
DRAM prices showed a double-digit decline in September (-17.07%) and November (-20.59%) last year, then have remained flat for four consecutive months since December before turning upward.
The U.S. government's announcement of reciprocal tariffs and the 90-day grace period for PC manufacturers to secure preemptive inventory have had an impact.
Market research firm TrendForce noted, "PC companies are increasing their memory stockpiles to utilize the 90-day tariff grace period," adding, "This trend has particularly increased the demand for low-cost central processing units (CPUs) and corresponding DDR4 DRAM."
The average fixed trading price of NAND flash general-purpose products (128Gb 16Gx8 MLC) for memory cards and USBs in May recorded $2.92, up 4.84% from the previous month.
NAND prices have shown a downward trend for four consecutive months since September last year before rebounding in January (up 4.57%) and rising for five consecutive months.