[Insights] Memory Spot Price Update: SK hynix 2Gb*8 A Die Prices Rise on Shortages Though DRAM Market Lags

According to TrendForce’s latest memory spot price trend report, regarding DRAM, though transaction prices in the spot market have yet to rebound, specific items, such as SK hynix’s 2Gb*8 A die, saw a price hike due to supply shortages. As for NAND flash, there have been fewer order inquiries, where the acute drop of low-priced stocks has led to a small climb back of quotations for packaged dies. Details are as follows:

DRAM Spot Price:

Even though transaction prices in the spot market have yet to rebound, the spot market is in a similar situation to the contract market in that there is no competitive pricing that would lead to a significant price drop. Specific items, such as SK hynix’s 2Gb*8 A die, have experienced a price hike due to supply shortages spurred by overclocking demands. The average spot price of the mainstream chips (i.e., DDR4 1Gx8 3200MT/s) slightly decreased by 0.14% from US$1.453 last week to US$1.451 this week.

NAND Flash Spot Price:

There have been fewer order inquiries this week, where the acute drop of low-priced stocks has led to a small climb back of quotations for packaged dies. Despite low-priced intervals still managing to incentivize transactions from a segment of buyers, overall spot prices have yet to be equipped with momentum of increment, and the general transaction sentiment remains at the wait-and-see phase for the most part. That being said, the decrease of prices has started diminishing gradually. Spot prices of 512Gb TLC remain unchanged at US$2.400 this week.