存储市场缺货情况超预期，四季度行业价格或持续上升

Industry Overview - The DRAM and NAND flash memory market is facing a more severe shortage than previously predicted, with expectations of price increases in Q4 2023 and throughout 2026 [1] - Major companies such as SanDisk, Micron, Samsung, and Western Digital have announced price hikes, with Adata stopping DDR4 pricing and prioritizing DDR5 and NAND flash for key customers [1] - Phison, a NAND flash controller chip manufacturer, has resumed partial pricing with an approximate 10% increase, signaling a price rise in the NAND flash market [1] Price Trends - The price increase for storage products in Q4 has become a certainty, with upstream manufacturers showing a strong inclination to raise prices beyond original expectations [1] - Original expectations indicated a 10%-15% increase in DDR5 contract prices and a 15%-25% increase in spot prices, while DDR4 contract prices were expected to rise over 10% and spot prices over 15% [1] Market Demand - The urgent profit needs of overseas storage manufacturers, combined with the high demand from AI applications, are shifting production capacity towards high-end products [1] - The traditional peak season for inventory in the second half of the year is expected to contribute to a recovery in contract prices for DRAM and NAND Flash products, with continued high demand for enterprise storage products like eSSD and RDIMM [1] Company Highlights - Daway Co., Ltd. has completed AVL certification for multiple storage chips, including DDR4, LPDDR4X, and LPDDR5, covering key areas such as high-end industrial applications, domestic CPUs, and AIOT [1] - Jiangbolong ranks third in total capacity for enterprise-level SATA SSDs in China for 2024, leading among domestic brands, and has launched SOCAMM2 memory products designed for AI data centers [2] - As of July 2023, Jiangbolong has achieved over 80 million units of its main control chip series in mass deployment, with rapid growth in deployment scale [2]