The price of RAM and SSDs for some time now has been going down gradually. RAM has stabilized and returned to reasonable prices after an unwarranted escalation. On the other hand, the price of SSDs has dropped thanks to the best ones with higher density. New information points to new price drops due to excess stock.
A few weeks ago it was already pointing in this same direction, something that seems to be confirmed. Everything would come given because there is a lower demand than initially expected. It appears that much of the problem lies with COVID-19, which has caused a sharp decline in demand. So warehouses would be filling up with stock.
[amazon box=»» title=»» star_rating=»none» template=»table»]There is an excess stock of chips for RAM and SSD memories, the price could go down
According to the DigiTimes medium, the chipmaker Samsung would have accumulated a stock of DRAM and NAND Flash memories equivalent to 4 months of sales. This would be due to the drop in demand from the domestic sector and the Data Center segment. Zhang Jiaxun, CEO of Apacer also highlighted that his company had accumulation of stock.
NAND Flash and DRAM chip makers have always been in the spotlight for their 'timely' problems. When there is excess stock or profit margins fall, there is always something wrong. Power outages, chemicals in poor condition or a problem with the ventilation of your facilities. It would not be unusual for an incident at this time to prevent the price of memories from falling excessively.
Although it is not the first time in recent weeks that there is talk of a price drop, it remains to be seen if it materializes. It could be the case that nothing happens, so the intermediaries could get a little more profit. Where it could be noticed the most is in the M.2 drives, especially in the PCIe 4.0.
[irp]Source: DigiTimes
