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TrendForce: DRAM contract prices have led to a +59.5% q/q increase in total DRAM industry revenue, reaching nearly $154.73B in 2Q26
Growing demand for AI servers, fueled by expanding LLM training & AI inference, has driven higher shipments of HBM3e, LPDDR5X, & high-capacity RDIMMS. On the supply side, suppliers’ inventories remain at historic lows, with additional supply mainly allocated for server use
DRAM contract price growth is projected to moderate to +13% to +18% q/q - this reflects a shift in some demand from high-capacity RDIMMs toward lower-capacity products, as well as the limited ability of PC & smartphone customers to absorb further price increases. Consumer DRAM is expected to post the strongest price growth, as suppliers have significantly curtailed supply.
Samsung posted the strongest q/q bit shipment growth among the three major suppliers in 2Q26, supported by its early move into HBM4 mass production & shipments. Combined w/ a substantial increase in ASP, this lifted Samsung’s quarterly revs to $60.98B, up +63.4% q/q
$SKHY ranked 2nd. Since HBM accted for the highest proportion of its total bit shipments among the top 3 suppliers, growth in ASP was relatively limited. Its 2Q26 revs increased +37.9% q/q to $38.59B, while market share edged down to 24.9%.
$MU continued to prioritize higher-priced server DRAM in its product mix amid capacity constraints. Revs rose +65.5% q/q to $36B in 2Q26, lifting its market share slightly to 23.3%
China CXMT’s global DRAM rev share rose to 9.5% in 2Q26 from 7.6% in 1Q26, placing it 4th
TrendForce notes that from 2026 to 2027, the three major suppliers will primarily increase bit supply by accelerating migrations to advanced processes
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