Processors also face shortages and price increases: Intel and AMD foresee an increase of between 8 and 10%

Processor manufacturers such as Intel y AMD They foresee a price rise of between 8 and 10 percent for CPUs during the third quarter of this year, as a consequence of a situation of shortage that could last until 2027adding to that of RAM memories.

The technology sector is experiencing a shortage of RAM that mainly affects consumption and is forcing product prices to rise, as some manufacturers have already anticipated, who have warned that this situation will worsen. will extend over the next few yearswith the forecast that only 60 percent of demand will be covered by the end of 2027.

This is due, in part, to the high demand for artificial intelligence (AI)which is causing technology companies to prioritize the manufacturing and supply of high-performance memory for data centers, instead of RAM for consumption.

However, this reality does not exclusively affect memories, but rather the media sector Central processing units (CPUs) are also facing shortages and, as a consequence, they are also experiencing a price increase.

Specifically, original design manufacturers (ODMs) have noted that Consumer CPUs have already seen price increases of 5 to 10 percent since last March. The same has happened with the CPU focused to a use in serverswhich have increased their price of 10 to 20 percent.

This has been reported by the Taiwanese media Commercial Times (CTEE), according to statements from sources related to supply chains, who have also indicated that international manufacturers such as Intel and AMD foresee new price increases during the third quarter of this year. According to what they have anticipated, the price of CPUs will increase additionally between 8 and 10 percent.

Intel already introduced a price adjustment in March for PC CPUs, which followed another adjustment for server CPUs. In the case of AMD is expected to carry out of the climbs during this year, one in the second quarter and another in the third, with a cumulative increase of between 17 and 7 percent.

All of this, as the aforementioned media has clarified, is a consequence of the strong demand for technological components that currently exists, in conjunction with a limited production capacity. In a framework in which it leads the expansion of infrastructure for AI and, therefore, more servers are needed.

Thus, related sources have highlighted how the high concentration of production capacity for advanced manufacturing processes, which cannot respond to this high demand. “Currently, the CPUs continue to suffer from severe supply shortages“, they have assured from the supply chains.

In fact, CTEE has pointed out that the manufacturing giant TSMC is increasing production capacity of CPU components with 3 nanometer processregarding increased demand, as next-generation CPUs from Intel and AMD, as well as Nvidia’s upcoming Vera CPU, use this 3-nanometer process.

With all this, it is expected that the processor sector continue to face high demand and price increases during this year 2026, even extending to next year 2027depending on production capacity.