chip shortage

AI boom drives mature-node chip shortage, steeper price hikes ahead

The artificial intelligence boom is no longer confined to the cutting edge of semiconductor manufacturing. Its appetite for chips is now spilling into mature process technologies, tightening supply of peripheral components and driving up costs across the electronics supply chain…

DRAM, NAND prices hit record highs as chip shortage deepens

Samsung Electronics warned that memory chip shortages will persist through 2028 and intensify next year, a forecast that signals continued upward pressure on prices for phones, laptops, and gaming PCs as AI-driven demand outstrips the industry's ability to expand production.