In June, the average monthly prices of memory semiconductors and NAND flash continued to rise for the third consecutive month.
According to market research firm DRAMeXchange on the 30th, the average fixed trading price of general-purpose DRAM products for PCs (DDR4 8Gb 1Gx8) in June rose 23.81% from the previous month to $2.60.
DRAM prices had previously shown double-digit declines in September last year (-17.07%) and November (-20.59%), and remained flat for four consecutive months from December before turning upward.
The analysis indicates that factors such as a decrease in supply due to the producers' production termination policies, early stockpiling by PC manufacturers due to tariff uncertainties, and strong sales of products with Intel's Raptor Lake central processing units (CPUs) have influenced this trend.
As these factors are expected to persist into the third quarter, it is anticipated that the price of the older DDR4 will surpass that of the newer DDR5. DDR4 is currently the product with the most severe supply shortages due to production closures among major memory semiconductor corporations.
Market research firm TrendForce noted, "The pace of supply reduction for DDR4 DRAM is progressing faster than expected, and transactions have become active," adding, "In the third quarter, DDR4 is expected to be 3% more expensive than DDR5."
The average fixed trading price of general-purpose NAND flash products for memory cards and USBs (128Gb 16Gx8 MLC) in June rose 6.57% from the previous month, totaling $3.12.
NAND prices, which had shown a declining trend for four consecutive months since September last year, rebounded in January (4.57%) and have risen for six consecutive months.