Chinese memory module makers Gloway and KingBank have begun equipping their latest DDR5 kits with domestically manufactured chips from CXMT and YMTC, moving away from legacy suppliers Samsung, Micron, and SK hynix. In a sign of the technology’s maturity, global PC brands including Corsair, HP, and Dell are now integrating these China-produced memory chips into their own systems, according to Tom's Hardware.
The shift follows mass production breakthroughs at CXMT, widely viewed as China’s only domestic DRAM maker capable of high-volume output. Faced with ongoing export restrictions and supply chain security concerns, the availability of cost-effective, high-density chips—including 24 Gb (gigabit) dies—has encouraged both Chinese and international firms to diversify their memory sources.
Wccftech detailed that Gloway and KingBank are already shipping 48 GB dual-channel DDR5 kits built from the new 24 Gb chips. The modules deliver competitive performance and are finding their way into pre-built systems from Dell and HP, as well as enthusiast memory kits from Corsair. The South China Morning Post noted that Chinese module manufacturers are rapidly scaling up production to meet growing domestic and overseas demand.
Industry observers see the development as the opening of a price war in the commodity DRAM sector. According to analysis by Tradingkey, the influx of Chinese DRAM and NAND capacity is expected to pressure global memory prices downward and may eventually extend into the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) segment, a critical component for artificial intelligence accelerators.
