AI's HBM Hunger Is Making Ordinary RAM More Expensive Than TSMC's Most Advanced Chips

AI-driven demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is causing a significant increase in the price of standard consumer RAM, now costing more per square millimeter than TSMC's most advanced 2nm processor silicon. This price surge is structural, driven by memory makers prioritizing HBM for AI applications, leading to supply constraints and steep DDR5 price hikes passed on to consumers and cloud providers.

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