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HBM capacity shift sends DDR4 contract prices rising faster than DDR5

What happened

The AI boom has prompted memory manufacturers to expand HBM production while cutting legacy DRAM capacity, tightening DDR4 supply and causing DDR4 contract prices to rise faster than DDR5, reversing the usual pricing pattern in the memory market.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 98/100

Affected components and suppliers

DDR4

HBMAIDRAMDDR4DDR5

Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 10/13/2026 · View original source

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HBM capacity shift sends DDR4 contract prices rising faster than DDR5

What happened

Impact and signal

Affected components and suppliers

Source and time

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