RAM shortage to last two more years, say top manufacturers
RAM shortage to last two more years, say top manufacturers Rob Beschizza 6:47 pm Thu Oct 1, 2026 Photo: Shutterstock Executives from Samsung and Micron, two of the world's top manufacturers of random access memory, warned this week that the RAM shortage would continue through 2028. AI companies take it all for their datacenters, and what's left for everyone else will continue to command premium prices. Here's Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, which has left the consumer business entirely: "Even after they are built, even after first wafer output, production ramps up only gradually in the clean rooms.
- ▪RAM shortage to last two more years, say top manufacturers Rob Beschizza 6:47 pm Thu Oct 1, 2026 Photo: Shutterstock Executives from Samsung and Micron, two of the world's top manufacturers of random access memory, warned this week that the
- ▪AI companies take it all for their datacenters, and what's left for everyone else will continue to command premium prices.
- ▪Here's Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, which has left the consumer business entirely: "Even after they are built, even after first wafer output, production ramps up only gradually in the clean rooms.
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RAM shortage to last two more years, say top manufacturers Rob Beschizza 6:47 pm Thu Oct 1, 2026 Photo: Shutterstock Executives from Samsung and Micron, two of the world's top manufacturers of random access memory, warned this week that the RAM shortage would continue through 2028. AI companies take it all for their datacenters, and what's left for everyone else will continue to command premium prices. Here's Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, which has left the consumer business entirely: "Even after they are built, even after first wafer output, production ramps up only gradually in the clean rooms. That's just the nature of what it takes to bring up production." Mehrotra's statements are supported by comments that Kim Taewoo, EVP at Micron competitor Samsung, made this week.
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