The next meeting of the commission on conspiracy trends did not leave the memory producers a chance to justify. "People's Court" ruled that the price of memory is bully deliberately. Some analysts have already warned the public from the expectation of a drop in prices for memory by the end of this year. Agency Gartner went further - it claims that memory prices will go down only in 2019.
The producers will not be able to fill the market with memory in 2017 and 2018. However, an increase in the average selling price will inevitably cause them the desire to increase the volume of output. In addition, by 2019, Chinese enterprises will start releasing the memory, and this will be another factor contributing to lower prices.
Meanwhile, we have to prepare for the worst. According to Gartner forecasts, the maximum price for memory is reached in the current quarter, and if a slight correction downwards occurs and is closer to the end of this year. The market of the "Internet of things" and wearable devices is not yet developed so as to have a significant impact on the cost of memory. Nevertheless, the demand for memory chips is formed not only by the segment of PCs and smartphones, but also by these new categories of products, as well as automotive electronics manufacturers.