Why are RAM prices so high right now?

And when will they come back down again? Daniel Cooper for Engadget In the last 18 months, the price of RAM has skyrocketed, and is expected to continue rising for the rest of the year. For something that's gotten cheaper pretty consistently since the '60s, the dramatic spike now is all the more unprecedented. There's a reason everyone's calling this the RAMpocalypse, because what used to be a cheap commodity has become a luxury item. It's why you're left having to pay more for every new phone, PC and tablet from now and for a long while to come. What is RAM? RAM, or Random Access Memory, is a crucial component of every computer, enabling it to read and execute data effectively. In order to work, your CPU needs a steady supply of information to process, information which is stored on its h