Samsung warns. The RAM crisis will not only affect PCs and smartphones
Will the memory crisis also hit the TV market?
Dice prices DRAM and NAND have increased tremendously in the last few months. It’s all his fault, of course mass purchase of components by huge corporations planning to use them in AI data centers or to increase their computing power for artificial intelligence in general.
Since this crisis no one will escape – said TM Roh, who announced that this year household appliances and televisions may also be at risk of price spikes.
As Samsung’s marketing chief Wonjin Lee revealed, there is currently a shortage of semiconductors and prices are constantly increasing. “We don’t want to pass these costs on to the consumer, but we will soon be at a point where we will have to think about changing the prices of our products.”
Analytical company Omdia noticedthat in December 2025, compared to the first half of 2025, DRAM prices doubled. In the case of TVs, panels are the most expensive component, but if memory prices increase skyrocketing, they too may affect TV prices.
The TV market operates anyway very small margins – especially in the budget and mid-range segments, so this is where the most changes may occur.
In the case of mass-produced consumer electronics devices, manufacturers usually operate based on long-term supply contracts and there have been no significant increases in TV prices so far. However, with the renegotiation of contracts or the debut of new models, they are possible price adjustments.
