Summary
According to a post on X by @MelvinInvests, citing Counterpoint data reported by Korean media, global DRAM revenue hit nearly $200 billion in the third quarter, up 369% year over year. Bit shipments rose only about 4%, while average selling price reached $1.9 per gigabit, and the post attributes the surge to prices. Samsung led with a 38% share, SK Hynix rose to 29%, and Micron held 21%. The post also says DDR and LPDDR grew faster than HBM as AI racks pack more conventional DRAM alongside CPUs.
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What happened
MelvinInvests, citing Counterpoint via Korean media, says global DRAM revenue hit nearly $200 billion in the third quarter, up 369% year over year, while bit shipments rose only about 4% and average selling price reached $1.9 per gigabit. Samsung led with 38% share, SK Hynix jumped to 29%, and Micron held 21%; DDR...
Why it matters
The figures suggest that pricing, rather than volume, is the main driver of this revenue jump, which matters for buyers of memory for AI servers and other hardware. Memory suppliers and investors will likely watch whether prices hold and whether shipment growth catches up in coming quarters. The snippet is cut off before its discussion of memory equities, so that part is not covered here.
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Signal Intelligence
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Technical label WATCH
Public Interest 20
Category MONEY
Reader Depth GENERAL
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Practical Impact Score 0
Novelty Interest Score 70
Consequence Score 10
Curiosity Score 0
Shareability Score 41
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