Memory Chip Prices Could Jump 50% Per Quarter Through 2028
An industry expert is warning that memory prices may surge up to 50% each quarter, with no meaningful relief expected until 2028.
If you've been holding off on upgrading your RAM or buying a new device, you might want to move sooner rather than later. An industry expert cited by wccftech is sounding the alarm on memory chip prices, warning they could climb as much as 50% per quarter — and that there's essentially no light at the end of the tunnel until 2028. That's a long time to be paying more for the same hardware.
Memory prices — think DRAM and NAND flash, the stuff inside your phone, laptop, and pretty much every modern gadget — are notoriously cyclical. They boom, they bust, and they boom again. But if this forecast holds, we could be entering an unusually prolonged upswing that hits both consumers and the companies that build devices using these components. Higher input costs for manufacturers have a funny way of showing up in the price tags you see at checkout.
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What makes this forecast particularly uncomfortable is the timeline. A single bad quarter for memory pricing is one thing, but a multi-year stretch of compounding quarterly increases could reshape how much you pay for everything from SSDs to smartphones. Businesses that rely heavily on servers and data storage — basically every tech company on earth — would feel the squeeze too, and those costs rarely stay contained to the corporate level.
It's worth keeping a healthy dose of skepticism handy, of course. Long-range forecasts in the semiconductor industry have a mixed track record, and market conditions can shift fast. Supply expansions, softening demand, or geopolitical changes could all alter the picture. But the warning is still worth taking seriously, especially if you're planning any major tech purchases in the near future.
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