TechFlow, Nov. 14 — According to two sources familiar with the matter, Samsung Electronics raised prices for certain memory chips this month due to supply shortages driven by the global boom in AI data center construction. The increased chip prices are up to 60% higher than those in September. The move comes after the chipmaker decided to delay the official announcement of its October contract pricing, the sources said, noting that pricing details are typically published monthly. Tobey Gonnerman, president of semiconductor distributor Fusion Worldwide, said: "Many of the largest server manufacturers and data center builders now accept they won't get enough supply, and the premiums being paid are extremely high." He said the contract price for Samsung's 32GB DDR5 memory chip modules jumped to $239 in November, up from $149 in September. DDR memory chips are used in servers, computers, and other devices, enhancing computing performance by temporarily storing data and managing fast data transfer and retrieval. Samsung also increased prices for 16GB DDR5 and 128GB DDR5 chips by about 50%, to $135 and $1,194 respectively. Gonnerman said prices for 64GB DDR5 and 96GB DDR5 chips rose more than 30%. (Jinshi)
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