The global AI boom is causing a severe memory chip shortage. Tech companies struggle to secure supplies, and prices are soaring. The shortage threatens AI projects, consumer electronics, and digital infrastructure worldwide. Memory chips, including DRAM and high-bandwidth memory (HBM), are in short supply. Microsoft, Google, ByteDance, and other giants compete for limited stock. Japanese […]
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AI chip demand to drive up gadget prices in 2026
Shoppers may face higher prices for smartphones, laptops, and other consumer electronics in 2026 as surging demand from AI data centres tightens the global memory chip supply, manufacturers and industry analysts warn. Tech giants are investing enormous sums to build the hardware that powers AI tools like ChatGPT, creating a bottleneck in the supply of […]