On September 13, the Nikkei News reported that DRAM prices hit a 1-year, 9-month low as PC shipments shrink and prices of memory and other components continue to fall.
Image source: Nikkei News
Among them, the wholesale price of DDR4 4GB was around $2 in August, down 3% YoY, having fallen for 4 consecutive months and hitting the lowest level since November 2020; DDR4 8GB was around $2.48, down 3% YoY.
In the quarterly negotiations, DRAM prices for each category in July-September were about 10% lower than in April-June; for NAND flash memory, TLC's 256GB products were around $2.80 each in July-September, down 10% from April-June.
In addition, the LCD panel is also reducing prices. 15.6-inch TFT panels for notebook PCs were around $26.50 each in August, down $0.50 (2 percent) from July.
The report believes that due to the increase in prices of products and services, consumers' purchasing power is declining, while companies also seem to be reducing the renewal of PCs for employees. it is expected that the reversal of the market will take a longer time.
source：aijiwei
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