(Yicai) March 2 -- Soaring memory prices have pushed dynamic random-access memory, NAND, and high bandwidth memory to record highs, triggering what industry sources say will be the first wave of ...

Smartphone prices are set to rise significantly in 2026 due to the hidden cost of the AI boom. Demand for HBM server memory is causing a severe production shortage of LPDDR5x (smartphone RAM).

The prices of our smartphones have been going up over the years. Remember when the first iPhone was launched at just $499? These days, we’re looking at phones that can reach up to $2,000. If you were ...

The soaring demand for artificial intelligence is about to hit your wallet in a place you might not expect: your phone’s RAM. We typically focus on the price of components like the main processor.

A new Counterpoint report warns that memory prices could rise by 50% or more due to shortages and increased demand from AI data centers. This may push smartphone prices even higher, especially for ...