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393 Memory chip shortage 2026 worsens as Samsung hikes prices 60%—and it’s hitting everyone from NVIDIA to your next PC upgrade

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Dashveenjit Kaur @ Tech Wire Asia 1 place · 11/17/2025 06:00 EDT

Memory chip shortage 2026 worsens as Samsung hikes prices 60%—and it’s hitting everyone from NVIDIA to your next PC upgrade

Memory chip shortage 2026 reaches crisis levels as Samsung raises prices by 60% and Silicon Motion warns of unprecedented supply constraints AI data centres are draining memory supply, forcing steep price hikes that will add ~$96 to basic PCs while delaying GPU launches and product releases The memory chip shortage 2026 is shaping up to ...

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