Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Dynamic random access memory" in Portuguese language version.
In the 34-year period from 1978-2012, the DRAM price-per-bit declined by an average annual rate of 33%. However, from 2012 through 2017, the average DRAM price-per-bit decline was only 3% per year. Moreover, the 47% full-year 2017 jump in the price-per-bit of DRAM was the largest annual increase since 1978, surpassing the previous high of 45% registered 30 years ago in 1988!
Micron MT4C1024 — 1 mebibit (220 bit) dynamic ram. Widely used in 286 and 386-era computers, early 90s. Die size - 8662x3969µm.
In the 34-year period from 1978-2012, the DRAM price-per-bit declined by an average annual rate of 33%. However, from 2012 through 2017, the average DRAM price-per-bit decline was only 3% per year. Moreover, the 47% full-year 2017 jump in the price-per-bit of DRAM was the largest annual increase since 1978, surpassing the previous high of 45% registered 30 years ago in 1988!
Micron MT4C1024 — 1 mebibit (220 bit) dynamic ram. Widely used in 286 and 386-era computers, early 90s. Die size - 8662x3969µm.
