AI Memory Boom Pushes up Electronics Prices Worldwide

AI memory boom pushes up electronics prices worldwide

Surging AI demand has driven memory prices sharply higher, forcing smartphone and PC makers to raise prices, trim specifications or absorb costs.

AI Boom Propels Samsung and SK Hynix to Record Gains as Memory Chip Market Explodes

Samsung and SK Hynix shares soared Monday as DRAM revenue climbed 59.5% to $154.73B in Q2 2026, driven by AI demand and limited supply in the memory chip market.

Samsung and SK hynix Dominate D-RAM Market

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix hold firm at 64% DRAM market share. (Yonhap) Samsung Electronics and SK hynix captured over 60% of the DRAM market share in the second quarter of this year. Samsung Electronics maintained its top position with a market share exceeding 39%, followed by SK hynix, which recorded 25%. Even as the global DRAM market size grew by nearly 60% in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, the two co…