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Amazon lifts 2026 capex to US$220 billion, pins the increase on memory prices

What happened

Amazon raised its 2026 capital expenditure by approximately $20 billion, attributing the increase to memory costs. This signals a significant uptick in demand for memory chips as the cloud giant prepares for future infrastructure needs. Bullish: Increased procurement demand supports memory pricing.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 65/100

Affected components and suppliers

MemoryDRAMNAND Flash

Amazon

capexdemandmemory

Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 7/30/2026 · View original source

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Amazon lifts 2026 capex to US$220 billion, pins the increase on memory prices

What happened

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