What Happened
According to Nikkei Asia, even as suppliers ramp up DRAM production, manufacturers are only expected to meet 60 percent of demand by the end of 2027.
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Why It Matters
SK Group chairman has even said that shortages could last until 2030.
Key Details
- The world's largest memory makers – Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron – are all working to add new fabrication capacity, but almost none of it will be online until at least 2027, if not 2028.
- SK opened a fab in Cheongju in February, but that is the only increase in production among the three for 2026.
- Nikkei says that production would need to increase by 12 percent a year in 2026 and 2027 to meet demand.
- But according to Counte … Read the full story at The Verge.
Background Context
According to Nikkei Asia, even as suppliers ramp up DRAM production, manufacturers are only expected to meet 60 percent of demand by the end of 2027. SK Group chairman has even said that shortages could last until 2030. The world's largest memory makers – Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron – are all working to add new fabrication capacity, but almost none of it will be online until at least 2027, if not 2028. SK opened a fab in Cheongju in February, but that is the only increase in production among the three for 2026. Nikkei says that production would need to increase by 12 percent a year in 2026 and 2027 to meet demand. But according to Counte … Read the full story at The Verge.
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Source: The Verge – Original Link
Source: The Verge
