How are PC, smartphone makers handling memory chip shortage?

Memory now accounts for 35% of the materials required to build a PC, up from roughly 15%–18% previously. Chief financial officer Karen Parkhill said memory costs increased roughly 100% sequentially ...

Memory shortage batters PC market; double-digit sales drop coming, say analysts

The AI data center boom is squeezing PC and smartphone sales, with a decrease of more than 10% in the offing this year.
The Manila Times

AI boom is reshaping the global memory industry

INDUSTRY analysts have begun using the term “RAMmageddon” to describe what they previously forecasted as a looming imbalance in the global memory market. Semiconductor manufacturers reject the label ...
New Scientist

Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...
Tech Xplore

What is causing the RAM shortage? Chip and supply chain experts explain

Pay any attention to the computer market these days and one thing becomes abundantly clear: RAM—or Random-Access Memory—has gotten pretty expensive. Memory prices have already surged approximately 90% ...

The dire state of desktop PCs: ‘If you want performance, you have to pay for it’

AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm all have rather anemic desktop processor roadmaps in place for 2026. Combine that with the horrific ...

The global RAM and SSD shortage crisis, explained

A global shortage is responsible for every electronics and computer manufacturer in the world — including Apple — paying ...

Apple says it has “a big week ahead.” Here’s what we expect to see.

And CEO Tim Cook more or less confirmed this when he posted that the company had “a big week ahead,” starting on Monday. Apple is most likely planning multiple days of product launches announced via ...

AI is gobbling up the world’s memory chips, sending smartphone prices to record highs, report says

A global shortage in memory chips sparked by artificial intelligence has dealt a “tsunami-like shock” to the smartphone industry, pushing prices to all-time highs, according to a new report.

My Recent RAM Upgrade Just Quadrupled in Price. Here's Why I'm Not Mad.

So I may wince on the way to Best Buy the next time I need some computer memory. But the smile will return when I remember that the modest Micron position I started in the summer of 2011 is up 5,400% ...

RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs

In an illustration of the severity of the current memory shortage, HP Inc. CFO Karen Parkhill said that RAM has gone from ...

HP reckons memory chip crunch will linger next year, warns of PC sales slump

HP Inc said on Tuesday it expected volatility in memory chips to persist even into next year and forecast a slump in its PC shipments, sending its shares down around 6% in extended trading.