The unintended consequences of the memory chip shortage are escalating. A report by market research firm IDC forecasts a 13% contraction in the smartphone market, with the crisis lasting until 2027. Bloomberg Tech: Asia speaks with IDC’s Bryan Ma on their report. Macquarie’s Daniel Kim also discusses the outlook for the Korean memory chip giants Samsung and SK Hynix.
Chapters:
00:00:00 – The memory shortage of 2026
00:03:22 – IDC’s Bryan Ma on the looming smartphone market contraction
00:10:24 – Macquarie’s Daniel Kim on the Korean chipmaker dominance
00:18:41 – Kioxia’s Stacy Smith on the NAND outlook
00:20:48 – China’s chip firms to watch this year
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