Strong demand for DRAM memory, driven in part by users upgrading for Windows 95, will keep DRAM prices high until the second half of 1996, according to Semico Research (Phoenix, AZ, (602) 942-8020). But in the second half of the year, prices should start to come down, and throughout 1996, the price premium for DIMMs over SIMMs should disappear. Average selling prices are for OEMs in U.S. dollars; prices for 4Q95 are estimates. Actual retail prices will be higher.
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Memory Price Relief to Come in Late 1996
