Computer chips power almost everything in the modern world — from smartphones and cars to appliances and military systems. But in the early 2020s, a global shortage suddenly disrupted entire ...

A stack of memory chips lying on top of each other - Kinek00/Shutterstock There's a new memory chip shortage and its effects are likely to reach consumers faster than expected. As you probably guessed ...

As AI companies snap up memory chips, smartphone and PC makers face higher costs and tighter supply. IDC projected a 2026 contraction of the global smartphone market of up to 5.2%, and up to a 8.9% ...

AI demand is triggering a historic memory-chip shortage. Meeting exponential demand for chips will be expensive and maybe even impossible.

The world needs a lot more memory chips and hard drives. The companies making those products have very good reasons not to rush the job. The boom-and-bust memory business has been enjoying its biggest ...

Google has reportedly dismissed several procurement executives after failing to secure essential high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for its AI hardware. Amid a global shortage, the company faced significant ...

Facing soaring memory-chip prices, the world’s biggest electronics companies are staring at a list of unpalatable responses: charging consumers more, eating the costs or rejiggering product specs.

SK Hynix said the new facility would help it meet growing demand for memory chips. The $13 billion investment will build on its existing production in Cheongju. According to industry projections cited ...

There's a new memory chip shortage and its effects are likely to reach consumers faster than expected. As you probably guessed, the chip shortage is driven by AI. New AI data centers are being built, ...