In context: Introduced in 2014, DDR4 dominated the SDRAM market for several years until DDR5 launched in 2020, promising faster speeds and improved efficiency. Despite being technically outdated, DDR4 ...

Bottom line: The global DRAM market is sending mixed signals as 2025 enters its final months, with older DDR4 memory chips now trading at higher prices than their next-generation DDR5 counterparts.

Winbond Electronics, a specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker, has begun ramping up its DDR4 chip output in the second half of 2024, with the memory output increase expected to boost its sales ...

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's top DRAM supplier, is reportedly preparing to phase out DDR4 products for server and PC use by mid-2026. As the company pivots to DDR5 and high-bandwidth ...

Samsung is raising memory chip prices—up to 20% for DDR4 and 5% for DDR5—in anticipation of looming US tariffs, with stockpiling already underway. As the world’s largest memory supplier, Samsung’s ...

Standard DRAM (dynamic random access memory) prices remain high after doubling in just one month, as speculation grows that Chinese manufacturers are phasing out production to prioritize AI chips and ...

Memory shortage could delay AI projects, productivity gains SK Hynix predicts memory shortage to last through late 2027 Smartphone makers warn of price rises due to soaring memory costs Dec 3 (Reuters ...

SEOUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The global rush by chipmakers to produce AI chips is tightening supply of less glamorous chips used in smartphones, computers and servers, spurring panic buying by some ...