A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar.

At CES 2026, sleek new laptops dazzled—but soaring memory costs driven by AI chip demand threaten to make everyday PCs ...

Upgrading your computer's RAM (Random Access Memory) is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to enhance performance. Whether your PC is slowing down during multitasking, taking forever to ...

Kim, a 40-year-old office worker, recently abandoned plans to build a custom PC for his child, who is entering third grade in elementary school. Kim said, "Until last year, 1 million to 1.2 million ...

The semiconductor industry faced an unprecedented DRAM/NAND shortage in late 2025, and it could persist "well into 2027" ...

Nakato notes that Kioxia was attempting to increase its manufacturing capacity to meet the elevated demand, saying that it ...

By Heekyong Yang and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Two of the world's top chipmakers warned on Thursday that computer and smartphone companies were set to bear the brunt of a worsening ...

By Heekyong Yang and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Apple said rising memory chip prices had started to pressure ...

According to TechPowerUp, DDR4 RAM prices are surging worldwide, reflecting the deepening global DRAM shortage. A new ...

Add to this the question of energy, and it's clear that the requirements for a true AI PC are more than just a blisteringly fast GPU, NPU or even CPU performance. Because if the type of workload is ...