--- title: Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue... description: Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says demand for the company's memory output will continue to exceed supply for at least the next couple of years, with manufacturing... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/memory-executives-expect-ram-shortage-to-continue-through-2028-wvgw3khli twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028 | daily.dev og:description: Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says demand for the company's memory output will continue to exceed supply for at least the next couple of years, with manufacturing... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/memory-executives-expect-ram-shortage-to-continue-through-2028-wvgw3khli og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wvgw3Khli.png og:image:alt: Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028 **[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says demand for the company's memory output will continue to exceed supply for at least the next couple of years, with manufacturing capacity prioritizing AI-focused high-bandwidth memory and server DRAM over consumer devices. Micron no longer sells consumer RAM at all. New clean rooms planned for 2028 will only gradually ramp up production, and 75% of Micron's 2027 memory output is already allocated, with most current sales conversations focused on 2028. Samsung executives reportedly echo this outlook, suggesting the memory shortage affecting consumer device pricing could persist through 2028. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is RAM getting more expensive and harder to find? Memory manufacturers are prioritizing production capacity for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and server DRAM used in AI systems over memory for consumer devices. Micron's CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says supply-demand tightness will continue for years; 75% of Micron's 2027 memory output is already committed, and most current sales talks concern 2028 allocations. _daily.dev surfaces supply chain shifts like this for developers planning hardware budgets and device costs._ ### When will the memory and RAM shortage end? Micron's CEO expects the supply-demand environment to keep tightening for at least the next couple of years, with new clean rooms opening in 2028 only gradually increasing output. Node transitions ahead also give smaller productivity gains per wafer, and shifting HBM generations (from 3E toward 4 and 4E) add further supply headwinds. _Developers budgeting for memory-heavy workloads can follow updates on this shortage via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Micron says chip shortage will "improve gradually" in 2028](https://daily.dev/posts/micron-says-chip-shortage-will-improve-gradually-in-2028-wlddkivqo) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [DRAM prices are spiking, but I don't trust the industry's reasons why](https://daily.dev/posts/dram-prices-are-spiking-but-i-don-t-trust-the-industry-s-reasons-why-iyspia9av) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Smartphone prices set to jump as memory crunch hits consumer tech](https://daily.dev/posts/smartphone-prices-set-to-jump-as-memory-crunch-hits-consumer-tech-sisft6sla) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#samsung](https://daily.dev/tags/samsung) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/memory-executives-expect-ram-shortage-to-continue-through-2028-wvgw3khli) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/memory-executives-expect-ram-shortage-to-continue-through-2028-wvgw3khli","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/memory-executives-expect-ram-shortage-to-continue-through-2028-wvgw3khli"},"datePublished":"2026-10-01T18:51:23.715Z","dateModified":"2026-10-08T06:49:31.097Z","description":"Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says demand for the company's memory output will continue to exceed supply for at least the next couple of years, with manufacturing...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/244fd3bef5e99be8621b64ddaf44472f?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/244fd3bef5e99be8621b64ddaf44472f?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Ars Technica","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Ars Technica","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/80883e0e48a34b5ebcf93777016cb3fe","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/memory-executives-expect-ram-shortage-to-continue-through-2028-wvgw3khli","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"samsung","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ars Technica","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/memory-executives-expect-ram-shortage-to-continue-through-2028-wvgw3khli#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is RAM getting more expensive and harder to find?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Memory manufacturers are prioritizing production capacity for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and server DRAM used in AI systems over memory for consumer devices. 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