According to the latest report, DRAM prices have dropped significantly in the past period mostly due to slow demand in notebook shipments.

According to a report from DRAMeXchange.com, DRAM prices have dropped significantly in September, with DDR3 4GB price dropping from US $19 in August down to US $18.5 in September, which is a 3 percent drop.

According to DRAMeXchange, the biggest problem in the DRAM industry is the recent launch of Microsoft's new Windows 10 OS, which created a disappointing season for notebook shipments due to free Windows 10 upgrade. Bear in mind, that this was usually a peak season for notebooks and recent Windows releases have also been lowering memory usage/requirements, which is yet another problem for DRAM industry.

According to DRAMeXchange, DRAM prices are expected to drop even further, all the way to the second half of the next year. The same report also suggests that there could be stronger competition between three major suppliers, Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron, while Samsung could even push harder with the move to a smaller 18nm manufacturing process, getting an upper hand in the DRAM market.



Source: DRAMeXchange.com.