Memory loss: As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise

Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's very little chance of that changing any time soon. More chips ...

Why is there a RAM shortage? AI demand and the mad scramble for memory chips could hit where it hurts

There's only so much RAM to go around, and with data centers seen as the priority, smartphone and laptop makers may have to ...

Samsung sees operating profit tripling to record on surging memory-chip demand

Samsung Electronics expects record above-consensus earnings for its latest quarter, boosted by an ...

Chip Shortages May Raise Device Prices

Global memory chip shortages driven by AI demand may push consumer electronics prices up as much as 20% in 2026.

Samsung likely to flag 160% jump in Q4 profit as AI boom stokes chip prices

Samsung Electronics is expected to flag a 160% jump in its fourth-quarter operating profit spurred by a severe chip shortage ...
Wall Street Journal

Memory-Chip Makers Boom Thanks to AI

That's the estimated revenue that DRAM, a major type of memory chip, will generate next year, a record haul and more than four times as much as in 2023, according to research firm TrendForce. The ...
CNA

Costly memory: AI-fuelled chip boom sends prices soaring, Singapore retailers reeling

Sim Lim Square retailers told CNA that the current price hikes are among the highest they have seen in decades.