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The RAM crunch could kill products and even entire companies, memory exec admits

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Phison is one of the leading makers of controller chips for SSDs and other flash memory devices - and CEO Pua Khein-Seng has now become a leading voice for just how bad the RAM shortage might get. Companies may need to cut back their product lines in the second half of 2026, and some companies will even die if they can't get the components they need, he agreed, in a televised interview with Ningguan Chen of Taiwanese broadcaster Next TV. While t…

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The repercussions of the soaring memory semiconductor prices are spreading throughout the electronics industry. Manufacturers of finished products like TVs, home appliances, and smartphones are demanding lower prices from component suppliers like display and sensor suppliers to mitigate the burden of memory costs. Since memory is in short supply and price cuts are impossible, they are shifting the burden of costs to other component suppliers. Wh…

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The RAM crisis could have serious consequences for some companies. At least the CEO of a large tech manufacturer assumes this. In his opinion, why all manufacturers should cover themselves now with sufficient memory. read more on t3n.de

Things are looking grim for many tech industry players who don't have the deep pockets of the sector's giants. The RAM crisis could indeed lead to the outright disappearance of several companies as early as the end of this year, according to one of the world's leading memory specialists.

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The current crisis around the DRAM and NAND memory is taking on a much more worrying scale than simply rising prices for the consumer. According to Chien Cheng Pan, executive director of Phison Electronics, this extreme tension on supply could lead to the disappearance of many companies specialized in consumer electronics by the end of [...] Read more The global memory shortage could cause a wave of bankruptcies by the end of 2026 appeared first…

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HardwareCooking broke the news in on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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