1Tb NAND adoption accelerates while 512Gb prices jump sharply amid tight supply and AI-driven storage demand reshaping the 3D NAND market.

Apple captured 59% of global smartphone revenue in Q4 2025, while Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo together held just 13% as premium trends pushed prices higher.

Exynos 2600 benchmarks show performance close to Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, with strong GPU stability and Samsung's new 2nm RDNA 4 chip boosting flagships.

In Q1 2026, DRAM prices soar 90%–95% and NAND Flash rises 55%–60% as AI and data center demand intensifies, driving historic growth across the global storage chip market.

Advanced packaging enters rapid growth with 9.4% CAGR to 2030, as AI and data centers fuel strong demand for 2.5D/3D, CoWoS, and panel-level solutions.

According to reports, 2026 smartphone SoC shipments to drop 7% as memory prices rise; MediaTek leads at 34%, Qualcomm 24.7%, Apple 18.3%, Unisoc 11.2%, Samsung 6.6%.

Global DRAM supply tightens as AI demand surges, pushing DDR4 and DDR5 prices up 40%+ and creating a rare memory market spike in late 2025.

DDR4 memory soars 1845%, nearly 14× higher than DDR5, driven by AI demand and supply pressure, impacting PCs, smartphones, and high-end automotive storage.

OLED monitor shipments are set to hit 3.2M in 2025, up 64% from 2024, driven by high-end gaming, content creation, and panel makers' strategic focus.

Automotive DRAM faces severe shortages as AI-driven HBM demand pushes mature DRAM prices higher, impacting EV costs for Tesla, Rivian, and luxury brands.