DDR2 memory prices on the rise

Contract prices for mainstream DRAMs shot up in the first half of February, with DDR2 pricing rocketing up 18% from the second half of January, according to figures posted by DRAMeXchange.

Korea-based DRAM makers Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor, which together hold more than 40% of the global DRAM market, both raised their contract prices in February amid tight capacity.