The global memory chip shortage is deepening in early 2026, as relentless AI-driven demand strains supply chains and begins to reshape market winners and losers, Oxford Economics warns.

Price hikes for memory chips are having a significant impact on companies that produce products that include DRAM, which could ultimately lead to an increase in the price of products at the consumer ...

As AI companies snap up memory chips, smartphone and PC makers face higher costs and tighter supply. IDC projected a 2026 contraction of the global smartphone market of up to 5.2%, and up to a 8.9% ...

The world has a memory problem, thanks to artificial intelligence. The explosion in AI-related cloud computing and data centers has led to so much demand for certain types of memory chips that now ...

SEOUL/SINGAPORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab this month raised prices of certain memory chips - now in short supply due to the global race to build AI data ...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC: SSNLF) has hiked prices on key memory chips by up to 60% since September. The South Korean memory chipmaker is squeezing buyers with steep price increases as panic ...

Dell, Lenovo, and HP are all reportedly predicting price increases of products due to increased costs of memory chips, with a shortage of chips expected to hit in 2026. Down the line, this could lead ...

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