DRAM prices are continuing to skyrocket thanks to data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/perfect-storm-of-demand-and-supply-driving-up-storage-costs” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/perfect-storm-of-demand-and-supply-driving-up-storage-costs”>exorbitant demands from the AI industry. data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20251101700475-430502″ data-url=”https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20251101700475-430502″ target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”> CTEE data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20251101700475-430502″ data-url=”https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20251101700475-430502″ target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>reports that DRAM contract prices have increased by a whopping 171.8% year over year as of Q3 2025. In fact, DRAM prices have risen to the point that they are now outpacing the recent price increases of gold. ADATA chairman Chen Libai reportedly stated that Q4 of 2025 will mark the start of a major DRAM bull market, with 2026 likely to see severe DRAM shortages.
Significant memory price hikes have been a…
