The RAM shortage could last years
THE SO WHAT
If DRAM supply only hits 60% of demand by 2027 and stays tight into 2030, AI roadmaps are now memory-constrained, not just GPU-constrained. Treat high-bandwidth RAM like reserved capacity — pre-negotiate allocations with vendors and design architectures that are less memory-hungry or you’ll be priced out of scale-up.
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