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RAM Crisis Will Drive Hardware Prices Higher Into 2027, Nothing CEO Warns CTOs
Nothing CEO Carl Pei warns that the RAM crisis is not ending soon, with memory now the most expensive component in smartphones, accounting for over 50% of hardware costs. Phone prices are rising and will continue into next year. Nvidia's Jensen Huang expects the shortage to last 'quite a few years,' while ex-Samsung boss Kye-hyun Kyung predicts a potential softening by late 2027 or early 2028 due to Chinese RAM expansion.
Jun 15, 2026 1 source