Memory price surge impacts smartphone supply chain; Foxconn's structural shift key to resilience

Memory price surge impacts smartphone supply chain; Foxconn's structural shift key to resilience

Rising demand for computing power from generative AI and the semiconductor industry's move toward high-performance computing are reshaping the smartphone supply chain, with global implications for device availability, pricing, and component sourcing as memory prices rise, capacity shifts toward AI workloads, and smartphone production forecasts point to substantial declines ahead.