Samsung will stop producing DDR4 by the end of 2025
By ForGeeks Samsung plans to end production of DDR4 RAM modules by the end of this year, according to an industry source. The company will stop taking new orders for DDR4 as early as June, with the last shipments of 8- and 16-gigabyte modules for notebooks and desktops scheduled for December 2025.
The decision is related to the shift to newer and more lucrative memory types – DDR5, LPDDR5 and HBM. These technologies are actively used in consumer electronics as well as in high-performance computing segments, including graphics gas pedals and AI systems.
The decision is related to the transition to newer and more lucrative memory types – DDR5, LPDDR5 and HBM.
The production capacity freed up by the shutdown of DDR4 production will be allocated to new areas of development. This will allow Samsung to focus on higher margin products and remain competitive in the face of growing competition from Chinese manufacturers.
According to the report, manufacturers in China have started offering DDR4 chips at prices half that of Samsung’s products. This has made the Korean company’s continued participation in the DDR4 segment uneconomical – especially as DDR4 memory prices have plummeted to their lowest level since September 2023.
