SK Hynix CEO Says 2027 Will Be Worst Year for Memory Supply
The CEO's statement from a leading memory manufacturer confirms that the memory shortage will deepen, directly affecting PC and console costs and availability.
Reporting from 2 sources: GIGAZINE, Game Spark.
SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung told Reuters that 2027 will be the worst year for memory supply in industry history, with demand exceeding production capacity even after 2030. A US research firm also predicts memory prices will continue rising until 2027, with no improvement until 2028. The article advises those planning to build a PC to do so soon.
The warning comes from SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung, who told Reuters that customer demand will continue to outpace production capacity even after 2030. This is not the first sign of trouble. In June, US research firm Jefferies Equity Research predicted memory prices would rise 2.5 to 3 times by 2028, with no improvement until then. For anyone planning a PC build or a console purchase, the window for reasonable pricing is closing.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.