AI NewsGlobal Memory Shortage Could Persist Until 2030 as Suppliers Prioritise AI Data Centres: Report

Global Memory Shortage Could Persist Until 2030 as Suppliers Prioritise AI Data Centres: Report

2:03 PM IST · April 20, 2026

The ongoing global memory shortage has shaken up the consumer tech market, with the rising component costs driving up the selling prices of devices such as smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles, and more. A new report now claims that it could take until 2030 before the supply matches the demand. One of the biggest DRAM suppliers globally, SK Hynix, is reportedly planning to bring up a new fabrication plant, but it is said that the focus would be on high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which is used by artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, and not consumer devices.