Rampant AI Demand for Memory Is Fueling a Growing Chip Crisis
View original at finance.yahoo.comRampant AI Demand for Memory Is Fueling a Growing Chip Crisis (Bloomberg) -- A growing procession of tech industry leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook are warning about a global crisis in the making: A shortage of memory chips is beginning to hammer profits, derail corporate plans and inflate price tags on everyth…
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Demand ahead through end of the decade will overwhelm all previous sources of demand and is bigger than anything seen in the past
80% confidenceThe structural imbalance between supply and demand is not simply a short-term fluctuation and will last at least through the rest of the year
80% confidenceThe memory chip bottleneck is unprecedented
80% confidenceMemory is now the new gold for the AI and automotive sector but will favor those who planned and can spend money for it
80% confidenceHBM demand will increase 70% year-over-year in 2026; HBM will take up 23% of total DRAM wafer output in 2026, up from 19% last year
80% confidenceIt is wiser to hold off doing PC business today as prices are almost certain to be higher tomorrow; trend likely to persist unless AI is declared a bubble
80% confidenceDRAM could soon account for as much as 30% of low-end smartphones' bill of materials, tripling from 10% in early 2025
80% confidenceThis is the most significant disconnect between demand and supply in terms of magnitude as well as time horizon experienced in 25 years in the industry
80% confidenceThere is a 4% gap between supplies and demands for DRAM and 3% for NAND, with actual imbalance likely bigger due to low inventories
80% confidenceDRAM shortages are set to persist across the electronics, telecom, and automotive industries throughout the year; panic buying already visible in auto sector
80% confidenceThe company is dealing with the memory crisis hour by hour and day by day
80% confidenceMicron's discontinuation of the Crucial brand started a stampede to secure inventory, driving memory prices to new highs in January
80% confidenceTesla has two choices: hit the chip wall or make a fab (memory fabrication plant)
80% confidenceMemory chip prices are going parabolic
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