Re:The RAM shortage could last years
by DoctorOetker on Sunday April 19, 2026 @07:39PM
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do we have evidence of RAM manufacturers going bankrupt? do we have evidence that the increased capacities after the mentioned past shortages went unused or were operated at a loss?
There used to be a dozen DRAM manufacturers and now there are five. I don't know if the others went bankrupt but they got out of the market somehow.
If they add enough capacity to meet current demand quickly then if demand crashes they still have billions of dollars in loans used to build capacity for demand that no longer exists and then they go bankrupt.
The biggest problem is predicting future demand, because it often declines quickly rather than gradually.