The shortage of materials or components has already left markets quite tense in the past, as occurred during the launch of highly anticipated products, such as the PlayStation 5 or Nvidia’s most advanced graphics cards.
Now, Taiwan once again remembers those times of scarcity in the production chain and, as reported by different local media, many stores are forcing consumers to buy a motherboard in case they need RAM.
As is logical, This implies an extra cost for the final consumerbut also a line that makes it easier for the market not to become saturated, with the subsequent increase in the unit prices of RAM memories.
Again, it must be emphasized that this only occurs today in some distributors based in Taiwan, although it could extend to other countries in the world, in case the chain becomes too tight.
With it, Consumers will have to buy a motherboard compatible with the RAM purchased.although it does not need it, an aspect that undoubtedly increases the total cost of the final product.
According to the distributors who have taken these drastic measures, everything seems to point to a renewal of the stock, so that the inventory of the previous generation RAMs does not become obsolete and unemployed.
Both the motherboard and the RAM are two of the most important components of a computer, as well as some of the most expensive, so the final cost would be passed on to the consumer.
It is true that the absence of inventory has already been present in recent months, although it has increased due to several movements by important manufacturers and clients in the market.
In other important regions, such as Japan, the shortage of this type of components – also SSD or HDD – has already caused a supply crisisalthough in its specific case it seems to respond to the new needs of artificial intelligence.
This could lead to a market that panics, faced with the impossibility of meeting demand, since specialized centers, such as data centers, require what is known as High Bandwith Memory.
Some manufacturer, such as Samsung and SK Hynix have already assured that they are focusing on offering capacity for this type of memorysomething that undoubtedly affects the availability of memories for general consumption.
Specifically, the latest models that can be seen in desktop PCs and laptops aimed at the general public, such as the DDR4 and DDR5 RAM models.
For now, the Spanish market has not been affected by this shortage, although it is very likely that prices will continue to increase over time.