Memory hoarding and skyrocketing prices hit entry-level electronics demand, foundry orders — China's top chipmaker points to supply chain pressures squeezing out consumers

Source: Tom’s Hardware

The high price of commodity memory — as detailed in the Tom’s Hardware RAM price index — will inevitably affect the prices, and eventually the shipments, of inexpensive consumer electronics (CE). Makers of entry‑level products are less likely to absorb increased costs, prompting fabless chip developers to revise their orders to foundries to adjust inventory in line with market demand, according to the co‑chief executive of SMIC, China’s top foundry. He also cited memory overbooking as a factor influencing memory prices, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.