TrendForce Sees Memory Price Gains Slowing In 3Q26

TechPowerUp reports TrendForce's latest memory-pricing view for 3Q26. The survey points to a still-tight DRAM market, with contract prices expected to rise 13% to 18% quarter over quarter. NAND Flash is also forecast to move higher, with a projected 10% to 15% contract-price increase as AI inference and large data-center deployments continue to absorb supply. For RamTrend, the key signal is not just that pricing remains up. It is that the rate of increase is slowing. AI server demand is still supporting memory suppliers, but weaker consumer applications and limited buyer tolerance are starting to cap how far contract prices can move in a single quarter.