Kioxia's memory is "sold out" for 2026, prolonging a "high-end and expensive phase"

The companies that make RAM and flash memory chips are enjoying record profits because of the AI-induced memory crunch—and they’re also indicating that they don’t expect conditions to improve much if at all in 2026. And while RAM kits have been hit the fastest and hardest by shortages and price increases, we shouldn't expect SSD pricing to improve any time soon, either.

That's the message from Shunsuke Nakato (via PC Gamer), managing director of the memory division of Kioxia, the Japanese...