# Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Type: Company (005930)

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## Timeline

- **2026-02**: Structural Shift — Market recognizes memory as a permanent high-cost component in tech economics.
- **2025-Q4**: Commodity Depletion — Legacy low-cost memory inventories are exhausted across the global supply chain.
- **2024**: Capacity Pivot — Major memory makers reallocate 20% of DRAM lines to HBM production.
- **2023-Q1**: AI Boom Begins — Initial surge in GPU demand triggers first wave of HBM supply constraints.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### The End of Cheap Memory: 2026’s Structural Shift in Tech Economics
2026-02-26 00:14:07 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 5

The global technology sector is entering a new era of 'expensive memory' as AI-driven demand for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) creates a permanent supply-demand imbalance. This structural shift is forcing a recalibration of profit margins for hyperscalers and hardware manufacturers alike, ending decades of cyclical commodity pricing.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/end-of-cheap-memory-2026-tech-economics

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