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... The global memory shortage that has driven up the cost of servers, storage and PCs through 2026 will get worse in 2027 and 2028, according to memory maker Micron Technology.

"We expect memory and storage supply-demand conditions to be much tighter in calendar 2027 and 2028 than they were in 2026," CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said in prepared remarks for the company's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings call.

Even with new cleanroom space planned across the industry, "We do not have line of sight to when supply and demand will return to balance," he said. Earlier industry forecasts had expected the two to return to balance in 2028.

Mehrotra added that new plants would not bring quick relief. "Production from new DRAM and NAND fabrication facilities takes time to ramp and gradually becomes more meaningful starting a few quarters after initial output," he said. ...

@#1

Well, that's not a problem for me because I don't buy memory chips.

Oh wait ...

@#2

... and fwiw, the Dell PC (Intel 5 CPU, Win11 Pro, 16GB memory) that I bought a year ago for $900 is now around $1200.

If I want half the amount of memory and Win11 Home instead of Win11 Pro, then the cost goes down to $900 again.