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398 DRAM Prices Soar as China Eyes Self-Reliance For High-End Chips

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msmash @ Slashdot · 08/05/2025 17:22 EDT

DRAM Prices Soar as China Eyes Self-Reliance For High-End Chips

Standard DDR4 DRAM prices doubled between May and June 2025, with 8-gigabit units reaching $4.12 and 4-gigabit units hitting $3.14 -- the latter's highest level since July 2021, according to electronics trading companies cited by Nikkei Asia. The unprecedented single-month doubling follows speculation that Chinese manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies has halted DDR4 production to shift factories toward DDR5 memory for AI applications.

DDR4 currently comprises 60% of desktop PC memory while DDR5 accou

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