Samsung says the RAM scarcity will worsen in 2027 and past
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In abstract:
- Samsung predicts the continued RAM scarcity will intensify in 2027 and past, making a worsening supply-demand hole for DRAM and SSD reminiscence.
- PCWorld experiences Samsung’s semiconductor division income surged to $36.5 billion in Q1 2026, representing a 49-fold enhance pushed by the scarcity.
- Customers and companies ought to count on continued worth will increase and restricted reminiscence availability for a number of years forward.
We’ve lengthy identified the continued reminiscence scarcity might final a number of years. Regardless that RAM costs dipped for a bit, it was a false alarm… and now there are extra indicators that the scarcity gained’t abate for some time.
In keeping with Reuters, Samsung—one of many largest producers of RAM and storage—believes not solely that the reminiscence scarcity will worsen in 2027, however it is going to proceed into the next years.
Kim Jaejune, Government Vice President at Samsung Electronics, is reported to have instructed analysts that, based mostly solely on the orders the corporate has obtained for 2027, the hole between provide and demand for reminiscence is more likely to widen even additional in 2027 in comparison with this yr.
For Samsung, nevertheless, the reminiscence scarcity has been an enormous success. Working revenue for the corporate’s semiconductor division reached practically 53.7 trillion gained ($36.5 billion USD) within the first quarter of 2026, a 49-fold enhance over the earlier quarter.
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This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
