14 DAY TRIAL // Elpida's fall seems to have hit the DRAM industry particularly hard, even though everyone involved is trying to downplay it.
When Elpida filed for bankruptcy, it was a clear sign that the DRAM market had gone downhill a lot in the past years.
Now, it appears that the state of what was once a major name in this segment is more than a symptom.
In fact, the uncertain future of Elpida is having an adverse effect on the DRAM market as a whole.
Long story short, prices of memory chips are going up, as PC OEMs have made larger orders than initially intended, in order to prepare for the company's potential withdrawal from the market.
The rate isn't fast, which means chips and modules will stay cheap for a while, but still.
Meanwhile, facilities that formerly belonged to Elpida are finding new owners, as is the case with Rexchip (this more or less belongs to Kingston now).