Data gathered by DRAMeXchange show that prices for 1333MHz 2Gb DDR3 chips rose by 5% in one day to close at US$1.15 on average yesterday (January 10). Prices during the day climbed to as high as US$1.20.
Meanwhile, spot prices for 1600MHz 2Gb DDR3 chips went up 3% to close at US$1.09-1.15 on January 10, according to DRAMeXchange.
Contract prices have rebounded since late 2012. According to DRAMeXchange, late December quotes for 4GB DDR3 modules averaged US$15.75 with prices for 2Gb chips reaching US$0.83. Prices once fell to as low as US$14 during 2012.
DRAM production cuts send prices soaring
Posted on Friday, January 11 2013 @ 9:46 CET by Thomas De MaesschalckMemory makers are restricting production of commodity DRAMs, to put more emphasis on the more profitable mobile RAM and server DRAM chips. DigiTimes reports this is leading to a spike in DRAM prices:
