Samsung Electronics memory prices increase again by 30%. The Sci-Tech Chip ETF Guotai rose 0.34%. The average daily trading volume over the past month is 24.2974 million yuan.

As of 09:30 on April 7, 2026, the SSE STAR Market chip index (000685) rose 0.48%. Among the constituent stocks, Shengke Communication rose 3.00%, BOWAY Storage rose 2.72%, ChipAble rose 2.49%, Synopsys Micro rose 2.20%, and CAS Flight Testing rose 1.52%. The Guotai CSI STAR Market Chip ETF (589100) rose 0.34%, with the latest price at 1.49 yuan. Looking over a longer time horizon, as of April 3, 2026, the Guotai CSI STAR Market Chip ETF has gained a cumulative 0.82% over the past two weeks.

In terms of liquidity, during trading hours, the Guotai CSI STAR Market Chip ETF had 0% turnover and recorded 17.4 hundred thousand yuan in trading volume. Looking over a longer time horizon, as of April 3, the Guotai CSI STAR Market Chip ETF’s average daily trading value over the past month was 24.2974 million yuan.

As for news, recently, Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chip manufacturer, released preliminary financial report data for its first quarter, and it is expected that its first-quarter profits will reach a record high. The reason is that a surge in demand for AI infrastructure has caused bottlenecks in memory chip supply, and chip prices have risen accordingly. With the surge in demand for memory chips, Samsung Electronics has already completed second-quarter DRAM price negotiations with its major customers and signed supply contracts; the price is up by about 30% compared with the first quarter.

Guotai Haitong Securities stated that, in the future, chip design will focus on the surge in computing power, architectural innovation, and the reshaping of the manufacturing ecosystem. Breakthroughs in open-source architectures such as RISC-V are being realized; companies such as Tesla are promoting vertical integration; and design companies with high-performance and low-power-consumption characteristics will establish long-term advantages.

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Data shows that, as of March 31, 2026, the top ten stocks by weight in the SSE STAR Market chip index are SMIC, Hygon Information, Cambricon, Ruentec Technology, InnoLight, ChipAble, BOWAY Storage, Shanghai Foundry, Source J, and Hua Hong Company. The combined weight of the top ten stocks is 60.99%.