GoKawiilSmartphone makers turn to reballed memory as DRAM prices surge, says TrendForce
TrendForce reports that reballed memory—chips desoldered from old devices and resoldered onto new ones—currently makes up 3–4% of smartphone memory use, mostly in budget 4G phones priced under roughly $200 with 4GB LPDDR4X modules. The research firm projects this share will rise to 7–9% by 2027 as manufacturers look for cheaper alternatives to new memory chips.