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The cost of DDR has been steadily declining.

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Image Credit: Digimates The slowing of PC and component sales is beginning to have an impact, despite the fact that prices for computer hardware have remained relatively high over the past few years. DRAM is the most recent piece of hardware to become even more affordable, and predictions indicate that prices will keep dropping in the near future. In the first quarter of 2023, DRAM prices decreased by 20%, per a TrendForce report. As sales have slowed across the board for the industry, the DRAM market has been declining continuously. As their revenues plunge, some DRAM manufacturers have already started to lay off employees. According to TrendForce, costs are predicted to drop further by 10 to 15% in the second quarter of 2023. Even though manufacturing has already been reduced, PC manufacturers still have enough DRAM on hand for 9 to 13 weeks. Due to mobile manufacturers' more cautious planning, the market for mobile devices appears to have healthier levels of inventory. DRAM Image Credit: Club386 However, it is also anticipated that the cost of mobile DRAM will drop by 10% to 15%. Suppliers looked to the server side of the market for sales because consumer demand for DRAM was weak, but this only led to a massive buildup of server DRAM inventory. The recent surge in popularity of machine learning-based tools like ChapGPT, which heavily rely on GPU computing power, does not appear to have had an impact on demand for graphic-based DRAM as it is expected to decline at a similar rate to the other categories shown in the table above. Since it is uncertain whether or not demand will recover, TrendForce has not yet made predictions for the second half of 2023. Read More: First Smart Safe Supporting Voice Assistants, Remote Access, & Biometric Authentication by Yale These are all positive developments for consumers, of course. As storage costs decline and GPUs appear to be returning to MSRP (albeit at high price points), PC builders and buyers can now purchase their systems for a significantly lower overall cost. While the average price of a mobile device has decreased, the mid-range has better specifications than ever. However, Arm's new proposed pricing model may have an impact on this.

By Omal J

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