Samsung Electronics has scaled down its output for PC DRAM while keeping its August contract prices unchanged, according to a recent Chinese-language Commercial Times report. The move is expected to prevent PC DRAM prices from falling further.

Samsung has cut its production of PC DRAM by around 30% and allocated more capacity to DDR4 memory for servers and LPDDR4 chips for smartphones, the report cited unspecified industry sources as saying. The industry leader has also informed its OEM clients that contract prices for its 4GB DDR3 modules will stay flat at US$21, and it will not ship products with prices lower than the level starting August, the sources were quoted as indicating.

PC DRAM prices continued their decline in July with contract prices for 4GB DDR3 modules reaching as low as US$20.50, the report said.