Data from PCPartPicker suggest the price of computer memory, produced by companies such as Micron, has surged in the past six months. Trying to meet that demand for generative AI has led to a squeeze on the capacity of some computer hardware manufacturers. Computer memory is typically a low-margin business. AI companies, bloated with venture capital money and happy to splash the cash, are offering these memory chip companies higher margins. The result: prices for the latest generation of computer memory, DDR5, have skyrocketed.

Source: The Irish Times January 22, 2026 09:00 UTC