DDR5 Market Insight: 627% Price Surge, Inter-Generational Price Inversion and Severe Spot Shortages

2026-07-15

DDR5, once a cost-effective and readily available memory solution, has completely rewritten the history of the memory industry cycle. In just one year, DDR5 DRAM chips have surged by an unprecedented 627%, creating a rare inter-generational price inversion where DDR4 now costs more than DDR5. The market has undergone an extreme reversal from "cheap and abundant stock" to "high prices and severe shortages."

SMCC Chip Market Insight: Full Wafer Capacity and Price Surges Reshape Semiconductor Supply-Demand

2026-07-13

In the first half of 2026, the global semiconductor industry maintains a strong recovery momentum and officially enters a new round of high-boom cycle.

DDR4 Price Inversion 2026: Worst Supply Shock in 15 Years

2026-07-07

The DDR4 memory chip market is now facing the most severe supply shock in nearly 15 years, and the “older generation costing more than newer” price inversion has evolved from a short-term anomaly into a long-term structural phenomenon.

SMCC 2026 Chip Market Analysis: DDR4 Price Surge, Wafer Capacity Shortage

2026-06-17

The chip industry in 2026 is experiencing an overall supply crunch driven by AI, spreading from memory chips to analog devices and discrete components.

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2023-10-24

SMCC officially becomes an ERAI member

2023-09-25