Memory pricing to fall 10% in Q4 2020?

Posted on Monday, August 17 2020 @ 12:06 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Before the coronavirus pandemic, market watchers expected the pricing of memory would soar this year but now things are looking more positive for people that want to upgrade their PC. Pricing of DDR4 for example has already dropped back to lows and now DigiTimes writes that downward price pressure will likely extend to the first half of 2021.

Industry sources told the site that the price of DRAM and NAND flash memory chips is expected to fall about 10 percent in the final quarter of this year as oversupply remains an issue.

Memory prices to fall 10% in 4Q20: Prices of memory chips, including DRAM and NAND flash, are expected to fall 10% sequentially in fourth-quarter 2020 with the downward spiral likely to continue into the first half of 2021 due to oversupply, according to industry sources.

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