What happens when the backbone of modern technology, memory, becomes a scarce resource? The global DRAM shortage isn’t just a supply chain hiccup; it’s a full-blown crisis reshaping industries from AI ...

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A supply crunch and rising prices in the memory chip market are expected to continue through 2027, according to a leading semiconductor industry executive, underscoring concerns that the AI-driven ...

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Memory chips are a key component of artificial intelligence data centers. The boom in AI data center construction has caused a shortage of semiconductors, which are also crucial for electronics like ...

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Ripple effect: DRAM prices have surged in recent months, and that spike is set to ripple far beyond memory modules themselves. As the shortage deepens and stretches into 2026, supply chain insiders ...

If you had put all your savings into a few pallets of computer memory chips a year ago, you’d have at least doubled your money by now. And prices are projected to continue their meteoric rise.

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The world needs a lot more memory chips and hard drives. The companies making those products have very good reasons not to rush the job. The boom-and-bust memory business has been enjoying its biggest ...

This year, there won't be enough memory to meet worldwide demand because powerful AI chips made by the likes of Nvidia, AMD and Google need so much of it. Prices for computer memory, or RAM, are ...

AI-driven RAM shortage could extend into late 2027 due to structural supply constraints. Sandisk surged 44% in early 2026 while Micron and Western Digital gained 15% and 13%, respectively. Micron ...