DDR2 and DDR3 Prices On The Rise

jmke · 1st March 2010, 15:20

Prices for DDR2 chips are expected to rise again in the second quarter mainly due to reduced production at makers, with the pricing showing more strength than the DDR3 segment, according to Jance Lu, chairperson of memory-module house Power Quotient International (PQI). Prices for DDR3 chips will remain stable until the third quarter when demand outstrips supply and boosts prices, said Lu.

The supply of DDR2 chips is likely to contract significantly starting in March, as more chipmakers switch their focuses to DDR3 output, Lu indicated. However, there will still be demand for DDR2 from the channel market though DDR3 is poised to become the mainstream soon, Lu noted.

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100226PD221.html

2nd March 2010, 12:01

Wow.... my $75 kit of 6GB 1600Mhz now costs $210, and it's going to go up even more?

1st March 2010, 15:20	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	DDR2 and DDR3 Prices On The Rise Prices for DDR2 chips are expected to rise again in the second quarter mainly due to reduced production at makers, with the pricing showing more strength than the DDR3 segment, according to Jance Lu, chairperson of memory-module house Power Quotient International (PQI). Prices for DDR3 chips will remain stable until the third quarter when demand outstrips supply and boosts prices, said Lu. The supply of DDR2 chips is likely to contract significantly starting in March, as more chipmakers switch their focuses to DDR3 output, Lu indicated. However, there will still be demand for DDR2 from the channel market though DDR3 is poised to become the mainstream soon, Lu noted. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100226PD221.html __________________

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2nd March 2010, 12:01	#2
Kougar Posts: n/a	Wow.... my $75 kit of 6GB 1600Mhz now costs $210, and it's going to go up even more?