Memory prices are finally about to drop, and you can thank China for it
Memory prices have surged due to increased demand from AI technologies, impacting the availability of regular PC memory. However, relief is expected in the second half of next year as companies begin to utilize Chinese memory products. This shift could lead to a decrease in memory prices, benefiting consumers.
- ▪Memory prices have skyrocketed due to the high demand for AI-related memory products.
- ▪Major manufacturers like Samsung and Micron have focused their production on high-bandwidth memory for AI chips.
- ▪Experts predict that the use of Chinese memory in products will help lower prices in the second half of next year.
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If you’ve been feeling the pain of expensive RAM lately, you are not alone. Memory prices have gone completely off the rails, and it’s all because AI has eaten up the global memory supply chain. Companies like Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have shifted the bulk of their production toward high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which powers the AI chips everyone is scrambling for. That leaves very little room for regular PC memory, and prices have shot up exponentially as a result. Christian Cawley / Digital Trends But it seems that memory prices will drop next year, thanks to companies using Chinese memory in their products. As reported by Wccftech, Kye-hyun Kyung, a former head of Samsung’s chip and display division, thinks relief could come in the second half of next year.
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