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Smartphone Market Faces 13% Contraction as Memory Crisis Ruptures Supply Chain
IDC projects shipments will plunge 140 million units in 2026 as DRAM and NAND shortages driven by AI infrastructure demand force manufacturers to raise prices and cut production.
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Global Smartphone Market Faces Historic 12.9% Collapse as Memory Crisis Triggers Supply Chain Shock
AI infrastructure boom drains memory chip supply, forcing IDC to project worst industry contraction on record—worse than COVID—as prices surge and 171 million budget devices become permanently uneconomical.
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Nvidia Delivers Record $68B Quarter as Enterprise Demand Sustains AI Chip Boom
Chipmaker crushes Q4 expectations with 73% revenue growth and $78B guidance, while analysts debate whether stretched valuations reflect the full scale of multi-year infrastructure buildout.