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Nordic Semiconductor CEO reports customer concerns over potential memory shortages
Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The CEO of Nordic Semiconductor has observed emerging concerns regarding supply constraints in specific memory market segments, suggesting that customers may be engaging in inventory restocking to mitigate potential shortages.
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Nordic Semiconductor CEO Vegard Wollan recently warned of growing "supply anxiety" in memory markets, reporting that customers are beginning to over-order to hedge against anticipated shortages. This trend is part of a broader 2026 memory crunch, where massive demand for AI-centric High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is cannibalizing wafer capacity for conventional components. Recent market data shows that DRAM prices surged 75% in early 2026, with procurement lead times for critical parts now exceeding 40 weeks.
For supply chain players like Will Semiconductor, this reallocation creates a "zero-sum" environment as AI infrastructure siphons capacity away from consumer and automotive electronics. With data centers projected to consume 70% of global memory output this year, hardware designers face rising bill-of-materials costs and potential margin compression. The precautionary "restocking" behavior noted by Nordic is expected to further tighten availability, sustaining these structural supply imbalances through the end of 2026.
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