US EditionDRAM Prices Expected to Nearly Double in Q1
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Since the beginning of the year 2026, the DRAM memory market has shown signs of tension of a rarely observed magnitude. In the space of a few weeks, DRAM contract prices for PCs and servers have started to fly away, systematically exceeding the most pessimistic forecasts. The latest contracts signed at the end of January [...] The DRAM memory will continue to jump to +110% in the first quarter of 2026 has appeared first on HardwareCooking.
According to the latest TrendForce projections, which we do not at all want to know, the prices of DRAM and NAND Flash are expected to experience absolutely historic increases in the first quarter of 2026, driven by an ever stronger demand linked to AI and data centers. In detail, TrendForce reviews its forecasts very strongly upwards. For the classic DRAM, the increase in contract prices over a quarter would increase from +55 to +60% initially …
Memory prices set for record surge in early 2026
TrendForce sharply revises its outlook for memory prices, warning that sustained AI and data centre demand is pushing the global memory market into an unprecedented supply squeeze New forecasts from TrendForce suggest the memory industry is heading for its steepest-ever quarterly price increases, with contract prices for all major DRAM and NAND Flash product categories now expected to rise to record levels in the first quarter of 2026. The outco…
Trendforce sees chip prices surging 90-95% in Q1 from previous quarter
Market researcher TrendForce said on Monday that it has raised its chip price forecasts and expects conventional DRAM contract prices to jump by 90% to 95% in the January to March period of this year, from the final three months of 2025, citing the artificial intelligence boom.
A real wave of shock is being prepared in the semiconductor market. While the industry thought it had a clear view of the price trajectory, new data are coming back to the cards and announcing a much more severe cost surge than expected.
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