Samsung to delay its planned DDR4 end-of-life due to signing a long-term ‘non-cancellable, non-returnable’ contract with key customer — agreement will not alleviate consumer shortage, supply earmarked for server clients

Samsung has reportedly delayed the shutdown of its DDR4 production line, which it initially announced earlier this year. According to DigiTimes [machine translated], the South Korean chipmaker is doing this as 16GB DDR4 modules hit a record of $60 in the spot market. This pricing made the DDR4 market lucrative enough for Samsung to delay the shutdown of its existing DDR4 production line. However, it will not set up new ones to accommodate increasing consumer demand. In line with this, reports indicate…