{"id":15562,"date":"2026-02-12T21:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/more-than-600-memory-price-spike-rattles-chinas-phone-and-broadband-makers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T21:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:29:39","slug":"more-than-600-memory-price-spike-rattles-chinas-phone-and-broadband-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/more-than-600-memory-price-spike-rattles-chinas-phone-and-broadband-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018More than 600%\u2019 memory price spike rattles China\u2019s phone and broadband makers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/02\/12\/dc73b880-ee61-4076-a533-494524ea9a68_1e0e074a.jpg?itok=JAqaa0XB&amp;v=1770887695\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A global memory supply shock is sweeping through the electronics industry, as surging component costs threaten to squeeze China&rsquo;s smartphone and broadband equipment manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">New data from TrendForce and Counterpoint Research point to mounting risks across the consumer electronics supply chain, with memory prices soaring amid a supply crunch driven by relentless demand from artificial intelligence data centres.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Prices for memory used in consumer devices &ndash; from PCs and entry-level smartphones to routers and set-top boxes &ndash; had risen by more than 600 per cent over the past year, according to Counterpoint Research data released on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">For many Chinese tech companies, the fallout is becoming a fight for survival.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Rising memory costs were expected to weigh on global smartphone production in 2026, with output projected to fall about 10 per cent year on year to roughly 1.1 billion units, TrendForce said in a report on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Domestic vendors focused on price-sensitive, entry-level segments &ndash; including smartphone vendors Xiaomi and Transsion &ndash; were particularly exposed to cost swings and were likely to see &ldquo;significant downward revisions to production&rdquo; in 2026, the firm said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Both companies have already moved to rein in shipment targets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>&lsquo;More than 600%&rsquo; memory price spike rattles China&rsquo;s phone and broadband makers<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A global memory supply shock is sweeping through the electronics industry, as surging component costs threaten to squeeze China&rsquo;s smartphone and broadband equipment manufacturers. New data from TrendForce and Counterpoint Research point to mounting risks across the consumer electronics supply chain, with memory prices soaring amid a supply crunch driven by relentless demand from artificial&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/more-than-600-memory-price-spike-rattles-chinas-phone-and-broadband-makers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;\u2018More than 600%\u2019 memory price spike rattles China\u2019s phone and broadband makers&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}