[THE INVESTOR] The spot prices of computer memory chips have are rebounding, helping chipmakers, such as Samsung Electronics andSK hynix, improve their earnings, according to industry data on Sept. 8.

The spot price of DDR3 4Gb chips rose 2.99 percent on month in August and 7.2 percent in July, according to the DRAMeXchange.

It marked a price rise for two consecutive months for the first time in 31 months. 



Prices for DDR3 and DDR4 4Gb modules also gained 3.7 percent on month in August.

Chipmakers have been suffering from slumping prices of computer memory chips amid a supply glut and tepid demand for personal computers.

Buoyed by a rebound in computer memory chip prices, Samsung and SK hynix saw their chip revenues rise by 4 percent to 8 percent in the second quarter.

Analysts predicted that a firmer recovery of chip prices may be on the horizon.

KTB Investment & Securities expected DRAM prices to rise by at least 10 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with the previous three months.

(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)