Industry Chinese Memory Vendors Are Claiming to Be “Doomed”, Tossing Aside Stockpiled DDR Modules as Dropping Prices Cause Panic Muhammad Zuhair • at EDT Add on Google Image chain reports indicate that DRAM demand is here to stay, yet retail paints a different picture. If we tie this drop to the recent decline in the valuation of memory makers, it is a much safer bet for the average gamer to make their DDR5 purchases right now; for those willing, they could wait a few days to see how RAM prices turn out. About the : Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology for , specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel. Follow on Google to get more of our news coverage in your feeds. Further Reading Micron Is Looking to Stack Gaming GPU GDDR Modules Like HBM for the First Time Ever, and AI’s Memory Hunger Is Entirely to Blame DDR5 Memory Prices Just Took a Noticeable Dive for the First Time in Months, and Google’s TurboQuant Might Be Behind It ASUS Is Gearing Up for One of Its Biggest Ever PC Price Hikes, as Depleting Memory Stockpiles Start Biting Vendors Hard Big Tech Is Paying Billions to Lock In Memory Supply, Essentially Promising Suppliers the Shortage Is Here to Stay Read all on Chinese Memory Vendors Are Claiming to Be “Doomed”, Tossing Aside Stockpiled DDR Modules as Dropping Prices Cause Panic

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