Analysts warn of steep increase in smartphone and PC prices as a global shortage of memory chips leaves manufacturers ...

The global shortage of memory chips in late 2025 could drive up prices of smartphones and laptops until 2027, as chip makers prioritize AI memory production.

The market researchers at IDC warn that an “unprecedented” memory chip shortage could impact PC and smartphone sales in 2026.

Rising AI demand is driving up DRAM prices, pushing smartphone costs higher and reducing supply as early as 2026, according ...

The ongoing global memory shortage has been well documented. The response from most manufacturers thus far has been to simply raise prices but what do you ...

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

Memory is used in key parts of AI data centers where demand is booming. A shortage of memory chips fueled by artificial intelligence players is likely to cause a price rise in smartphones in 2026 and ...

Smartphone prices set to rise 6-9% in 2026 due to AI data center demand causing DRAM chip shortages. Budget phones face 20-30% cost hikes, shipments may drop 2.1% amid supply crunch.

While there has been a lot of talk recently about AI usage raising power bills and power surges around the country that might be trigged by the proliferation of AI data centers across the country, ...

Global smartphone shipments may decline 2.1% next year as a shortage of memory chips drives up costs and squeezes production, according to industry tracker Counterpoint Research.

The chip crunch driven by the AI boom is likely to hit smartphone global production and prices in 2026.According to Counterpoint Research, global smartphone shipments are expected to fall by ...

Micron’s blowout earnings report shows memory chips are in hot demand. The coming crunch could exceed the Covid-era chip ...