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The rush to build AI data centers is squeezing supplies of memory chips for automakers
20 Jan 2026 20:26 GMT
… DRAM chips, dynamic random access memory. Cars use simpler, older versions … killing off older tech like DDR4 and LPDDR4. Cars still … . Makers pledged to keep DDR4 and LPDDR4 rolling for automotive … 2028 still use designs needing DDR4 and LPDDR4 in dashboards …
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Sticker shock: Laptop prices soar as AI, memory demand drive up costs
19 Jan 2026 22:18 GMT
… of memory semiconductors. The contract price for an 8-gigabit DDR4 DRAM … (dynamic random access memory) — the standard type … , “rising component material costs, especially memory prices, are the biggest burden …
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19 Jan 2026 15:31 GMT
… that the price of system memory worldwide is likely to keep … 3D Center updated its 'memory crisis price index' which … at older RAM, meaning DDR4 and also DDR3 memory – and the latter … need an upgrade of their DDR4 memory are now watching the price …
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Memory Prices Surge 10% in Just One Week, Set to Soar Higher in New Year
19 Jan 2026 07:38 GMT
… recording the largest increase was DDR4 8 gigabits (Gb) 1Gx8eTT … week.
The mainstream product DDR4 1Gx8 3200MT/s … DRAM general-purpose products (DDR4 8Gb 1Gx8) was calculated … , and forecasted Samsung Electronics’ memory semiconductor (DRAM·NAND) operating …
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DDR4 Prices Jump 10% in One Week
16 Jan 2026 18:18 GMT
… rises related to the global memory shortage. TrendForce's … 12% increase in some 8GB DDR4 memory kits and an 8% … or upgrade their systems.
Memory prices have been spiking over … increase in the price of DDR4 memory. With memory manufacturers doing little to …
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How the Memory Shortage Is Impacting AI and HPC Projects
15 Jan 2026 20:43 GMT
… the prices for standard DDR4 and DDR5 RAM kits have … related cause is limited memory and NVMe production capacity among … -power double data rate) memory, which has traditionally been used … November.
That pullback in memory and NVMe manufacturing capacity, …
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Examining DDR4 PC build options in 2026 — With high DDR5 prices, a PC build with DDR4 is worth considering, especially if you have RAM you can carry over from a previous build
15 Jan 2026 16:45 GMT
… NAND pricing apocalypse has pushed memory and storage — two … sticking with) DDR4.
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DDR3 motherboard sales are climbing quickly as DDR4 and DDR5 prices continue to rise
15 Jan 2026 04:04 GMT
… upgrades difficult for PC builders. DDR4, which was once the … higher than they were before memory prices began climbing. Alongside … no longer possible. While DDR4 prices are somewhat lower than … improvements before 2031. With memory prices expected to rise by …
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Nexteq set to report year in line with market expectations
19 Jan 2026 16:03 GMT
… higher input costs, particularly rising memory prices affecting its Quixant computers … availability and rising cost of DDR4 memory used in Quixant computers, but … , engineering solutions that enable interchangeable memory suppliers, and the launch of …
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Memory chip shortage 2026 worsens as Samsung hikes prices 60%—and it’s hitting everyone from NVIDIA to your next PC upgrade
17 Nov 2025 11:00 GMT
… due to significantly higher memory content requirements.
DDR4, NAND, and NOR Flash … are all tightening
The memory chip … in anticipation of continued constraints. Memory module manufacturers, including Transcend, ChipMOS …