Every day we see how changes at the technological level take us from the use of components that until a few years ago were new, to those that become completely obsolete, and this time it was the turn of memory. DDR317 years after its launch, little by little the fin of his manufacturing. The main companies that develop this type of memory have seen in recent years how the activity involving this component is no longer profitable and have stopped its manufacture.
It is not strange how it is increasingly common for certain technologies to become obsolete after a few years of use, but in this case DDR3 memories had a very long lifespan, knowing that they have been on the market for 17 years. years. This technology is still used in some current devices that do not need high speeds, that is, in various low-power devices such as routers, for example.
Samsung and SK Hynix stop DDR3 production
Two of the largest producers of this type of memory have announced that they will cease production once and for all, but not only that, they will also begin to withdraw all the products they currently have, completely interrupting the supply of your DDR3 memories. This implies that it is possible that we will see an increase in prices, estimated at 20% of the current value, since more and more companies are considering stopping producing this type of memory, which would lead to the disappearance of this component in a few years.
It is not strange to see this happening, Samsung plans to discontinue the supply of DDR3 at the end of this quarter, so from June we will see how the DDR3 memories manufactured by the South Korean giant will not be more present. On the other hand, SK Hynix, another of the major manufacturers of this type of memory, has started the gradual withdrawal of production, after having reconverted the main manufacturing plant of DDR3
After that, there are few companies that base part of their production on the creation of DDR3 memories, including the famous Micron, which has not yet abandoned manufacturing, but has considerably reduced the capacity it had to be able to produce these memories . .
The process to stop using DDR3 memories
Like all components, there comes a time when you have to stop using technology that is no longer profitable for businesses; Ultimately, it is a component that is currently only used, as we have indicated, in high-performance devices. . This obviously does not generate high enough profits to maintain production, because although the costs are cheaper, the price of the product is also cheaper, making companies no longer see it profitable to invest in creating these items.
Little by little we will see how many low-performance components will move from the use of DDR3 memories to DDR4 memories, which will partly increase their cost, but which will be a solution compared to the prices that can result from the use of components which are no longer. made. This is one of the main reasons why the price of DDR3 is estimated to increase by 20%, although it is clear that large companies still need to finish removing the current supply of these memories to begin to see the rise.
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