During the second quarter of 2026, the consumer DRAM market witnessed significant price volatility. According to SigmaIntel's most recent report, the soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) from the AI sector has put a strain on the production capacity of general-purpose DRAM. As a result, DDR4 memory prices surged by roughly 50% on a quarter-over-quarter basis, and LPDDR memory prices leaped by a staggering 89%, plunging consumers into a memory shortage crisis.
