For weeks there have been warnings of a change in the price trend of solid storage units. For months they have been dropping and 2TB drives can be found for less than $100. But the SSD prices will start to rise soon before controller shortageessential for its operation.
When we talk about SSDs, we are usually talking about NAND Flash memories. These chips are what provide capacity to these storage units. The number of layers and bits per cell is critical to increasing capacity, especially in M.2 designs where space is at a premium.
Perhaps the least known part is the control chip, essential to its operation. Its mission is simple: it indicates where the data is stored and prevents excessive cell wear, by distributing the load. Basically, without this element, an SSD does not work.
Price hike on the less expected side
The information indicated a price increase due to memory chips. The stock would have normalized, above all, by reducing the production of these souvenirs. The price increase was initially expected after the summer.
Pan Jianchung, Executive Director of Phison, po inted out that some control chips are rare. If you don’t know who Phison is, he is the largest manufacturer of SSD controllers
Come on, this information does not come from any source, it comes from the largest manufacturer in the world. Mostly controllers in short supply for industrial and high-end solutions. This indicates a recovery in the market.
Jiangcheng points out that there are still some excess NAND Flash memory in the market. The price of these chips has fallen below profitability, come on, they are sold at a loss. It assumes that the main manufacturers they intend to raise prices now in this month of July.
So if you’re thinking of buying an SSD, do it now or you’ll regret it. Plus, thanks to Prime Day, you can get 2TB drives for less than $100.
Last hours to get an SSD with up to 70% off
There are only a few hours left until Amazon Prime Day ends and the opportunity. Above all, the 2 TB SSDs are heavily discounted, with two PCIe 4.0 models under 100 dollars. This is a real bargain whose hours are counted, according to one of Phison’s top managers. The most interesting units are:
