DDR3 price premium over DDR2 to shrink to 10% in 2H

jmke · 29th January 2008, 10:50

Amid Intel's aggressive push to supporting DDR3-powered platform, DRAM makers are working with the processor giant to advance their volume production schedules in the hope that the joint effort will result in a less than 10% price gap between DDR3 and DDR2 in the second half of 2008.

Some DRAM makers believe that DDR3 will grow its role more obviously in 2008, after seeing DDR2 remain the mainstream memory standard for several years. The relatively high price premium of DDR3 over DDR2 so far has however discouraged PC OEMs to migrate. The price gap should shrink more noticeably this year, they projected, due to the aggressive push by Intel.

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080123PD213.html

29th January 2008, 11:04

We all know they mean DDR2 should cost only 10% less than DDR3 costs now

29th January 2008, 10:50	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	DDR3 price premium over DDR2 to shrink to 10% in 2H Amid Intel's aggressive push to supporting DDR3-powered platform, DRAM makers are working with the processor giant to advance their volume production schedules in the hope that the joint effort will result in a less than 10% price gap between DDR3 and DDR2 in the second half of 2008. Some DRAM makers believe that DDR3 will grow its role more obviously in 2008, after seeing DDR2 remain the mainstream memory standard for several years. The relatively high price premium of DDR3 over DDR2 so far has however discouraged PC OEMs to migrate. The price gap should shrink more noticeably this year, they projected, due to the aggressive push by Intel. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080123PD213.html __________________

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