SSD Price Pain Predicted to Last Until 2030 — as Worrying Report Shows DDR5 RAM Is Now Five Times More Expensive than a Year Ago

SSD price pain predicted to last until 2030 — as worrying report shows DDR5 RAM is now five times more expensive than a year ago

DDR5 RAM pricing has risen swiftly again in GermanyThat means two months of sharp increases, backing up recent rumors that memory is going to get pricierAn exec from the storage world has also said that SSD-related pricing pain is seemingly going to last until 2030I've recently been writing about how the RAM crisis appears to be reaching new levels of severity, and unfortunately there's more evidence that the situation is worsening with the pric…

SSD price increases might be with us for the long haul, as Phison's CEO says NAND supply won't catch up with demand for four years

Here I am with your weekly reminder that the ongoing memory/SSD crisis isn't going anywhere soon. The CEO of Phison has spoken about the state of affairs in 2026 and beyond—and it's all looking rather doom and gloom for the average consumer.According to a Commercial Times report, Phison chief Pua Khein-Seng said that he expects NAND flash prices to keep rising, as he's been told it will take four years for new production capacity to catch up wit…

NAND Prices Forecast Up 70-75% in Q2; Fabs Years Away

NAND Flash contract prices were forecast to rise 70% to 75% quarter over quarter in Q2 2026 as AI-server demand redirected supply toward enterprise storage, according to TrendForce’s second-quarter memory pricing survey. The increase followed an 85% to 90% first-quarter forecast and left consumer-device manufacturers facing higher costs before substantial new production capacity can arrive. The mechanism behind the shortage is visible in where t…

Phison CEO sees years of NAND shortage, AI growth chance

Phison Electronics CEO Pua Khein-Seng said the company is seizing a once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform into a high-growth business as AI agents drive massive demand, keeping NAND Flash supply tight for many years. He said 2027 capacity constraints will be even more severe than in 2026, leaving room for further price gains, though the pace of increases will gradually narrow.

Phison CEO Warns NAND Supply Won't Meet Demand For Four Years, Locking In Higher SSD Prices Through 2030

NAND shortages are intensifying as Phison warns that it will take years to catch up to demand, signaling a rise in SSD prices. SSD Prices Will Continue To Rise For Years To Come As NAND Supply Runs Dry Memory and Storage are two major components of AI data centers. As memory demand grows, so do storage requirements, and major NAND producers are now alerting the markets that it will take years for supply to catch up with demand. According to Phis…