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The shortage of semiconductors is pushing up DRAM prices. (Photo by Kei Higuchi)

MOMOKA MATSUMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Spot prices of dynamic random-access memory chips are rising sharply, with benchmark DRAM prices ascending around 60% since early this year to the highest since March 2019.

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