Corsair is putting for Chinese RAM in mainstream market, it won’t quite end the crisis though
The memory market is experiencing potential changes due to increased production from Chinese manufacturers. Corsair has begun testing DDR5 memory modules using chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies, which could lead to lower RAM prices. However, while the presence of cheaper alternatives may pressure established suppliers, it is unlikely to immediately resolve the ongoing high prices in the market.
- ▪Chinese memory manufacturers are rapidly expanding production of DRAM and NAND chips.
- ▪Corsair has tested DDR5 memory modules using chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies.
- ▪CXMT has grown to control nearly 8% of the global DRAM market.
- ▪Chinese NAND maker Yangtze Memory Technologies has an estimated global market share of 11%-13%.
- ▪The presence of lower-cost alternatives may pressure established suppliers to lower prices.
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After years of painfully expensive RAM and SSD prices, the memory market may finally be showing signs of pressure from an unexpected direction: China. New reports suggest that Chinese memory manufacturers are rapidly expanding production of DRAM and NAND chips, and that major hardware brands are starting to take notice. The most notable example so far is Corsair, which has reportedly tested DDR5 memory modules using chips from Chinese DRAM giant ChangXin Memory Technologies, better known as CXMT. This feels inevitable. Memory prices have remained frustratingly high across PCs, laptops, and storage devices for months. So when Chinese suppliers began offering RAM at nearly half the cost of some global competitors, manufacturers were always going to at least explore the option.
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