Friday, May 15th 2026 Mobile DRAM Contract Prices Continue Rising in 2Q26, Pressuring Smartphone Production Press Release by TheLostSwede Friday, 16:10 Discuss 7 Comments Surging mobile DRAM contract prices in 2Q26 continue to place even greater cost pressure on smartphone brands, according to Tren… …
Personal Tech Peace President's Iran war piles more pain on already battered PC market Memory costs were already through the roof - now freight's spiking too, and budget systems face extinction America's war with Iran is jacking up the pressure on computing markets already struggling with memory sh… …
… Memory crunch threatens to kneecap Chromebook shipments Low-cost computers bashed by billion-dollar investment in AI infrastructure Chromebooks, the low-cost computing option popular with education buyers, will be squeezed hardest this year as memory prices spiral out of control. …
… Sony blamed “continued pressures in the global economic landscape,” for the price hikes in March, amid an ongoing memory crisis and pressure from the war in Iran. …
… Sources suggest that the card could still carry a relatively elevated cost due to sustained pressure on component supply chains. …
… Rising memory prices hit smartphone OLED demand harder than expected In the report, Counterpoint Research revised its 2026 growth projections for foldable, flexible, and rigid smartphone OLED panels, citing softer demand as rising memory prices put pressure on device costs: “In 2026, within smartph… …
… "The memory cost pressure is structural, not cyclical. …
… Ultimately, the memory imbalance is reshaping not only pricing but the pace of innovation itself, forcing device makers to navigate shortages during intense competitive pressure. …
… The data centres powering this technology require obscene amounts of memory to function. With this in mind, large companies have been hoovering up all the memory they can get their hands on, causing sharp price increases as supply is constricted. …
… In a March 10 report from analysts at TrendForce, the surging memory prices will push up the retail costs of notebooks by a considerable amount. To preserve existing profit margin structures, the cost of a typical notebook will go up by as much as 40%. …