Phison CEO Warns Of Global RAM Shortage
Pua Khein-Seng, CEO of SSD controller maker Phison, said in a televised interview with Taiwanese broadcaster Next TV that companies may need to cut product lines in the second half of 2026 or even fail if they cannot secure enough RAM. He and The Verge note AI data centers are consuming most memory, driving RAM prices up three- to sixfold and creating widespread supply risks.
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- Read OriginalThe RAM crunch could kill products and even entire companies, memory exec admitstheverge.com
