# 'The current shortage could continue until 2030, so we expect more than a 20% shortage of the wafers': SK Group chairman issues bleak warning on RAM crisis

> The chairman of a top memory chip maker has issued a worrying warning Chey Tae-won notes: "We need some time to build up more wafers, at least four to five years" That's a more pessimistic prediction than analyst firms…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/the-current-shortage-could-continue-until-2030-so-we-expect-more-than-a-20-percent-shortage-of-the-wafers-sk-group-chairman-issues-bleak-warning-on-ram-crisis?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69bac65960c6b823749ae1b9)
- **Published:** 2026-03-18
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #shortage #chairman #crisis #wafers #chey #group #until #warning
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