AI Data Centers Drive Memory Price Surge

“AI Data Centers Strain Chip Supply, making Consumer Electronics Prices Set to Jump in 2026”

A new report highlights how the explosive growth in artificial intelligence infrastructure is now reshaping

the semiconductor industry — and not necessarily in consumers’ favor. According to Gigazine,

based on Financial Times reporting, construction of AI data centers worldwide has dramatically

increased demand for high-bandwidth memory chips — the specialized type used in large AI

servers. This surge has led manufacturers to prioritize AI-oriented chips over standard

memory chips found in everyday devices like smartphones and PCs. Memory makers including

Samsung and SK Hynix now face orders that already exceed current production capacity,