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.

China’s spot market for memory chips is surging on tight global supply, but Shenzhen vendors say sky-high quotes are scaring ...

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—The notoriously volatile memory-chip industry is entering an extended boom period thanks to artificial-intelligence business with the likes of Nvidia and OpenAI. Memory-chip makers, led by South ...

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 ...

Samsung Electronics is expected to post its highest third-quarter profit since 2022, driven by higher memory chip prices supported by server demand as customers rebuild inventories, analysts’ ...

SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips - now in short supply due to the global race to build AI data centres - by as much as 60% compared to ...

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% ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – While Micron Technology’s fortunes are soaring thanks to the explosion of artificial intelligence, the company has quietly become the world’s biggest producer of memory chips in cars ...

Memory shortage could delay AI projects, productivity gains SK Hynix predicts memory shortage to last through late 2027 Smartphone makers warn of price rises due to soaring memory costs Dec 3 (Reuters ...

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 ...