DDR3 RAM memory Samsung It was key in the development of the industry in the last 15 years, but it is already in its final stage. It will be replaced, in the production line of the South Korean company, for the DDR5.
In accordance with Computer Today, Citing IT Home, Samsung will not provide more space for DDR3 modules, and is even looking to lower the value of DDR4 to focus on the latest type.
DDR3 became available for brands like Asus, Gigabyte, Biostar, HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer, MSI, Intel and Foxxcon, among the most prominent.
ITHome points out that Samsung’s strategy is to reduce its production of DDR3 chips and offer DDR4 at a lower price, “more profitable, to attract orders for applications that still require DDR3 memory, such as consumer electronics.”
“As Samsung cuts prices on DDR4 chips,” IT Home notes, “DDR4 memory vendors may also lower their offerings to maintain orders.”
By the second half of 2022, the drop in consumer DRAM prices will widen. In July alone, prices for 4GB DDR4 memory contracts fell by nearly 8%. The forecast is that for the third quarter prices fall by 15%.
The aforementioned portal emphasizes that Samsung and SK Hynix accelerated the transition from old production lines to new DDR5, gradually eliminating DDR3.
Samsung’s plan with DDR4 and DDR5 memories amid the current economic climate
However, there is a concern, due to the moment of crisis and inflation that the world is experiencing. As Computer Today points out, the growth of DRAM memories would be limited in the entire market.
The page recalls that the pricing strategy has been used in the past, with the company slashing DDR4 modules to increase market share in 2015. Several module vendors suffered losses as equipment manufacturers weeded out intercessors to go directly to Samsung.
How will it function today, in the climate of economic uncertainty What is lived by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine? Soon we will see (or suffer) the results.