[Insights] Memory Spot Price Update: DRAM Buyers Resist Higher Quotes as Mainstream DDR4 Prices Gain 0.28%

According to TrendForce’s latest memory spot price trend report, DRAM trading remained subdued as buyers showed little willingness to follow higher quotations, with mainstream DDR4 chips (DDR4 1Gx8 3200MT/s) edging up 0.28% this week. In NAND flash, diverging expectations between buyers and sellers created a pricing standoff, fostering a cautious wait-and-see sentiment. Consequently, 512Gb TLC wafer quotations fell 1.77% over the same period. Details are as follows:

DRAM Spot Price:

The overall DRAM spot market has trended sideways this week. Although low-priced inquiries have surfaced for certain chips, suppliers are still holding back. Meanwhile, buyers have shown little appetite for chasing higher prices. This lack of consensus has led to sluggish overall trading. The average spot price of mainstream chips (i.e., DDR4 1Gx8 3200MT/s) slightly increased by 0.28% from US$35.80 last week to US$35.90 this week (June 23).

NAND Flash Spot Price:

Recent spot prices have stabilized upon halting in reduction, though the rather high level has deterred small clients of restricted budgets from procurement. Actual demand for consumer electronics remains lethargic amidst immensely stagnant purchase sentiment, though sellers refuse to lower their prices under support of cost. Market participants have now entered a stalemate pertaining to the perception of prices, which led to a strong wait-and-see atmosphere, where only sporadic transactions are seen. Spots of 512Gb TLC wafers dropped by 1.77% this week (June 22), arriving at US$20.069.