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DRAM Prices Now Exceed Cutting-Edge TSMC 2nm Chip Costs
Original: DRAM Now Costs 54% More Than TSMC 2nm Silicon [2026]
Industry figures circulating for 2026 indicate DRAM memory prices have climbed to 54% above the cost of TSMC's most advanced 2nm silicon. The comparison highlights how the ongoing memory shortage and AI-driven demand have flipped typical pricing norms, making commodity memory unexpectedly expensive relative to leading-edge logic wafers, with implications for electronics, PC and device makers' costs.
Why now: Memory price surges driven by AI demand are squeezing device makers, making the comparison with cutting-edge chip costs striking.
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- DRAM Now Costs 54% More Than TSMC 2nm Silicon [2026] · shattered.io
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