
Korean DRAM Export Prices Jump 401% as Chipmakers Shift Output to AI Memory, Outpacing Gold
South Korea's DRAM export unit price hit $92,183 per kilogram in August 2026, up 401% year-on-year, a value now matching about 620 grams of gold. Samsung and SK hynix's shift toward prioritizing HBM production has starved the general-purpose DRAM supply, sending price increases cascading from NVIDIA's AI servers to VAIO's PCs.








