Price Hike for Some Memory Semiconductors... "Memory Supply Tight"

Reuters reported on the 14th that Samsung Electronics has raised the prices of certain memory semiconductors by about 60% compared to September.

The surge in demand for server memory is being driven by intensifying competition to build artificial intelligence (AI) data centers overseas. Toby Gonnerman, CEO of semiconductor distributor Fusion Worldwide, said, "Many server manufacturers and data center builders are coming to terms with the fact that they will not be able to secure sufficient product supply," adding, "The price premiums they are paying are extreme."

The contract price for Samsung Electronics' 32-gigabyte (GB) DDR5 memory chip module in November is $239, up 60% from $149 in September. During the same period, contract prices for 16GB and 128GB DDR5 memory chips also rose by 50%. Prices for 64GB and 96GB DDR5 memory chips reportedly increased by more than 30%.

As prices rise, the cost burden for big tech companies planning to build data centers is expected to increase.

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