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Memory Pricing · Sep 2, 2026

Memory Could Absorb Two-Thirds of Major Cloud Capital Spending in 2027

TrendForce expects DRAM and NAND to take an unusually large share of leading cloud providers' investment budgets as contract prices and procurement demand rise.

Price impact: 7Direction: upSource: EE Times Asia

A forecast cited by EE Times Asia puts DRAM and NAND Flash at 68% of major cloud service provider capital expenditure in 2027. The projection highlights how AI infrastructure is shifting spending toward memory and storage, with higher contract pricing amplifying the dollar value of purchases. If the forecast holds, suppliers may retain pricing leverage while cloud operators face a larger memory component in infrastructure costs.

Major cloud service providersDRAM suppliersNAND suppliersDRAMNAND FlashAI infrastructure
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