{"id":2009277,"date":"2026-06-24T23:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009277"},"modified":"2026-06-24T23:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:40:34","slug":"micron-ceo-expects-ram-shortage-to-last-through-2027-start-to-ease-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009277","title":{"rendered":"Micron CEO Expects RAM Shortage to Last Through 2027, Start to Ease in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-862658659 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Micron, one of the largest global manufacturers of memory, expects the ongoing RAM shortage to last through 2027. That&#8217;s according to Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, who said in the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.micron.com\/static-files\/631b1a32-5537-46ae-8f40-82e42fc79dfe\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Q3 2026 earnings report<\/a> today that the unprecedented demand facing the semiconductor industry isn&#8217;t letting up any time soon. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We expect tight conditions to persist beyond calendar 2027 as a result of AI-driven demand across all segments coupled with structural supply constraints,&#8221; Mehrotra said. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Semiconductors, the chips used to manufacture computer hardware like <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-ram\">RAM<\/a>, the VRAM in <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-graphics-card\">graphics cards<\/a>, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-ssd-for-gaming\">SSDs<\/a>, have increased significantly in price over the last few years, primarily due to demand for their use in AI data centers. Micron itself <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/crucial-is-leaving-the-consumer-market-to-meet-ai-data-center-demand\">exited the consumer market<\/a> late last year, ending support for its consumer-facing brand Crucial, which made several of our favorite SSDs and RAM kits, in favor of its booming data center-focused business. <\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1355461925 box jsx-2627838217 poll-content-block\" data-cy=\"poll-content-block\">\n<fieldset class=\"answers jsx-332304107\" role=\"radiogroup\" aria-labelledby=\"poll-question\">\n<legend class=\"stack jsx-2624643483 jsx-4192417768\"><span class=\"stack jsx-3547261442\"><\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"poll-question\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-1377259516 headline\" id=\"poll-question\">How much are you willing to pay for a new gaming PC?<\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/legend>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42273\" id=\"answerId42273-label\"><span class=\"label\">$500<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42274\" id=\"answerId42274-label\"><span class=\"label\">$800<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42275\" id=\"answerId42275-label\"><span class=\"label\">$1,000<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42276\" id=\"answerId42276-label\"><span class=\"label\">$1,500<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer highlight\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42277\" id=\"answerId42277-label\"><span class=\"label\">$2,000+<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1945348876\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2624643483 jsx-4255654680 poll-controls\"><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-2267841559 contained disabled full-width large\" disabled type=\"submit\" data-cy=\"poll-answer-btn\">Answer<\/button><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 jsx-1624977611 nav next-button small\" title=\"See Results\" aria-label=\"See Results\" data-cy=\"see-results-btn\"><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-align:right\">See Results<\/span><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-4173866675\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" aria-label=\"See Results\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As a result, many components and systems used to build gaming hardware \u2013 ranging from RAM sticks alone all the way up to full systems like the <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/sony-announces-price-rises-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-blames-continued-pressures-in-the-global-economic-landscape\">PS5<\/a>, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/xbox-console-prices-are-going-up-in-the-usagain\">Xbox Series X<\/a>, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/steam-machine-review\">Steam Machine<\/a> \u2013 have also ballooned in price. The Steam Machine in particular was originally <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-steam-machine-was-originally-meant-to-cost-about-750\">supposed to be priced at around $750<\/a>, but instead launched at $1,050 due to the cost of the underlying hardware.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Mehrotra&#8217;s comments unfortunately mean the <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2026-is-going-to-suck-for-pc-gaming\">RAMpocalypse<\/a> isn&#8217;t ending anytime soon, and we can expect these elevated hardware prices to stick around. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Even as we expect industry supply to improve gradually in 2028, we currently do not have line of sight as to when memory supply will be able to catch up with increasing demand,&#8221; Mehrotra said.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While only time will tell, the way things are going certainly doesn&#8217;t bode well for the inevitable <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/sony-says-it-hasnt-decided-when-to-launch-ps6-nor-how-much-it-will-cost-with-memory-shortages-set-to-continue\">PlayStation 6<\/a> or <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/new-xbox-memo-holiday-2027-project-helix-rumors\">Xbox Project Helix<\/a> launching at an affordable price point. <\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Bo Moore is IGN&#8217;s Senior Manager of Tech. You can find him online @usebomswisely.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Micron, one of the largest global manufacturers of memory, expects the ongoing RAM shortage to last through 2027. That&#8217;s according to Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, who said in the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.micron.com\/static-files\/631b1a32-5537-46ae-8f40-82e42fc79dfe\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Q3 2026 earnings report<\/a> today that the unprecedented demand facing the semiconductor industry isn&#8217;t letting up any time soon. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We expect tight conditions to persist beyond calendar 2027 as a result of AI-driven demand across all segments coupled with structural supply constraints,&#8221; Mehrotra said. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Semiconductors, the chips used to manufacture computer hardware like <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-ram\">RAM<\/a>, the VRAM in <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-graphics-card\">graphics cards<\/a>, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-ssd-for-gaming\">SSDs<\/a>, have increased significantly in price over the last few years, primarily due to demand for their use in AI data centers. Micron itself <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/crucial-is-leaving-the-consumer-market-to-meet-ai-data-center-demand\">exited the consumer market<\/a> late last year, ending support for its consumer-facing brand Crucial, which made several of our favorite SSDs and RAM kits, in favor of its booming data center-focused business. <\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1355461925 box jsx-2627838217 poll-content-block\" data-cy=\"poll-content-block\">\n<fieldset class=\"answers jsx-332304107\" role=\"radiogroup\" aria-labelledby=\"poll-question\">\n<legend class=\"stack jsx-2624643483 jsx-4192417768\"><span class=\"stack jsx-3547261442\"><\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"poll-question\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-1377259516 headline\" id=\"poll-question\">How much are you willing to pay for a new gaming PC?<\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/legend>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42273\" id=\"answerId42273-label\"><span class=\"label\">$500<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42274\" id=\"answerId42274-label\"><span class=\"label\">$800<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42275\" id=\"answerId42275-label\"><span class=\"label\">$1,000<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42276\" id=\"answerId42276-label\"><span class=\"label\">$1,500<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer highlight\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId42277\" id=\"answerId42277-label\"><span class=\"label\">$2,000+<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1945348876\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2624643483 jsx-4255654680 poll-controls\"><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-2267841559 contained disabled full-width large\" disabled type=\"submit\" data-cy=\"poll-answer-btn\">Answer<\/button><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 jsx-1624977611 nav next-button small\" title=\"See Results\" aria-label=\"See Results\" data-cy=\"see-results-btn\"><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-align:right\">See Results<\/span><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-4173866675\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" aria-label=\"See Results\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As a result, many components and systems used to build gaming hardware \u2013 ranging from RAM sticks alone all the way up to full systems like the <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/sony-announces-price-rises-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-blames-continued-pressures-in-the-global-economic-landscape\">PS5<\/a>, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/xbox-console-prices-are-going-up-in-the-usagain\">Xbox Series X<\/a>, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/steam-machine-review\">Steam Machine<\/a> \u2013 have also ballooned in price. The Steam Machine in particular was originally <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-steam-machine-was-originally-meant-to-cost-about-750\">supposed to be priced at around $750<\/a>, but instead launched at $1,050 due to the cost of the underlying hardware.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Mehrotra&#8217;s comments unfortunately mean the <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2026-is-going-to-suck-for-pc-gaming\">RAMpocalypse<\/a> isn&#8217;t ending anytime soon, and we can expect these elevated hardware prices to stick around. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Even as we expect industry supply to improve gradually in 2028, we currently do not have line of sight as to when memory supply will be able to catch up with increasing demand,&#8221; Mehrotra said.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While only time will tell, the way things are going certainly doesn&#8217;t bode well for the inevitable <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/sony-says-it-hasnt-decided-when-to-launch-ps6-nor-how-much-it-will-cost-with-memory-shortages-set-to-continue\">PlayStation 6<\/a> or <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/new-xbox-memo-holiday-2027-project-helix-rumors\">Xbox Project Helix<\/a> launching at an affordable price point. <\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Bo Moore is IGN&#8217;s Senior Manager of Tech. 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