Odd Lots: How AI Is Causing DRAM Prices to Surge (Podcast)

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The demand for DRAM has surged due to AI's voracious memory requirements, leading to price increases and potential supply constraints for consumer-facing companies.

Market Impact

Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 80% confidence.

Sentiment
Bullish
AI Confidence
80%
Time Horizon
Short Term

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For years, DRAM — or Dynamic Random Access Memory — was kind of a sleepy, commoditized aspect of chip industry. Growth was steady, but modest, and prices just generally drifted lower. Suddenly all that’s changed. AI has created voracious demand for DRAM and consumer facing companies are being forced to either curtail supply or raise prices due to exploding costs. But what is it about AI that consumes so much memory, and when will the market rebalance itself? On this episode, we speak with Ray Wa

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Original article published by Bloomberg on February 16, 2026.
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