Samsung faces strike countdown with over 40,000 employees; DDR4 prices in Huaqiangbei rise by 20%. Will memory prices surge across the board?

```htmlGolden Ten Data reported on May 15 that a seller in Huaqiangbei stated, “8GB DDR4 (a type of memory specification) has increased by about 20% within a week.” For example, the currently quoted price for common 16GB DDR4 is around 850 yuan. “Anyone who bought 16GB DDR4 just a week earlier could get it for about 600 yuan. Now it has risen to 750 yuan, and it should continue to go up,” another seller said. Recently, DDR4 pricing in Shenzhen Huaqiangbei and other channel markets has started to strengthen, attracting external attention. Data from CFM Flash Market shows that since May, the spot price of consumer-grade DDR4 8GB 3200 has risen to $18, with an increase of 20%. Unlike previous times, this round of price hikes is not only related to the long-term contraction of DDR4 supply, but also affected by the potential large-scale strike event at Samsung. With storage chip prices overall at high levels, this may lead to delays in shipments from Samsung to customers, further driving up chip prices.```