Samsung Raises DRAM Prices 30% for Q2, Extending This Year’s Surge
The move signals supplier discipline that could keep memory costs elevated for device makers.
Overview
- Samsung lifted average DRAM pricing by about 30% for Q2 2026, according to ETNews reporting relayed by Wccftech.
- The increase spans high‑bandwidth memory for AI systems and standard chips for PCs, servers, and phones.
- The latest move follows a roughly 100% year‑over‑year jump in DRAM prices in Q1 2026, based on the same trade reporting.
- Market trackers show a split picture, with PC DDR4 contract prices flat at the end of March per DRAMeXchange while LPDDR5 phone memory sits near $10 per gigabyte per SemiAnalysis.
- Phone makers may face higher build costs as rivals SK hynix and Micron are expected to mirror the pricing, and memory can reach about 54% of a budget handset’s parts bill.