IT market research and data analytics firm IDC released an update on the global memory crisis, offering new forecast numbers as the more companies hike memory chip prices. Although data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.idc.com/resource-center/blog/global-memory-shortage-crisis-market-analysis-and-the-potential-impact-on-the-smartphone-and-pc-markets-in-2026/” data-url=”https://www.idc.com/resource-center/blog/global-memory-shortage-crisis-market-analysis-and-the-potential-impact-on-the-smartphone-and-pc-markets-in-2026/” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>IDC said that it still stands by its original forecast that the PC market will contract by 2.4% in 2026, it also added two additional scenarios based on the evolving situation with the worldwide NAND and DRAM supply. The moderate scenario sees a 4.9% decline in the sales, while a more pessimistic forecast shows a larger…

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