Micron, WD are raising SSD prices due to huge AI demand

Major memory manufacturers have announced significant price increases for NAND flash products as artificial intelligence applications strain global supply chains. Western Digital, SanDisk, and Micron plan to increase costs by 10 to 30 percent across their product lines. Data centers require massive storage capacity to house the datasets that train large language models and other AI systems. These enterprises primarily use solid-state drives for active data processing while relying on traditional hard drives for long-term storage needs. Consumer electronics buyers will face higher prices for personal computers and gaming devices that depend on NAND-based storage solutions.