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Memory price surge hits smartphones, cutting 2026 mobile SoC shipments nearly 20%
What happened
The AI infrastructure boom has driven up memory prices across consumer electronics, dampening sales of smartphones and notebooks while hitting upstream system-on-chip (SoC) developers. Mobile SoC shipments in 2026 are expected to be cut by nearly 20% as a result. With memory prices projected to keep climbing through 2027, industry observers generally expect end-market sales to remain sluggish, testing the resilience and strategy of players across the entire value chain.
Impact and signal
High impactImpact score: 95/100
Affected components and suppliers
memorymobile SoCsmartphonesnotebooks
memory price surgeAI infrastructure boomsmartphonesmobile SoC shipments20262027
Source and time
Source: DigiTimes Asia · 11/2/2026 · View original source
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