Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says RAM shortages will persist into 2028 and perhaps beyond, and customers will pay "much higher prices" than they did this year (Simon Sharwood/The Register)
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Micron’s chief executive has warned that the global RAM shortage will continue through at least 2028, with supply expected to tighten further in 2027 and 2028. Demand for high-bandwidth memory for AI and server applications will outpace production, and the company is prioritizing that capacity, leaving less RAM for consumer devices.
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How it was reported
- TechMeme·Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says RAM shortages will persist into 2028 and perhaps beyond, and customers will pay "much higher prices" than they did this year (Simon Sharwood/The Register)
- Hacker News·Micron CEO Says Memory Supply Will Be Much Tighter in 2027 and 2028 Than in 2026
- Ars Technica·Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028
Micron and Samsung executives confirmed that the global memory shortage will persist through at least 2028. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said the company’s high-bandwidth memory for AI and server DRAM demand will outpace supply, and that manufacturing capacity is being prioritized for these sectors, reducing RAM available for consumer devices.
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