Gadget makers are seeing prices soar for memory chips needed for smart features, forcing tough decisions when it comes to costs and designs

Gadget makers are seeing prices soar for memory chips needed for smart features, forcing tough decisions when it comes to costs and designs

 Caroline Brehman

As devices from toys to cars get smarter at the Consumer Electronics Show, gadget makers are grappling with a shortage of memory and storage needed for them to work.

Dwindling supplies and soaring costs of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) that provides space for computers, smartphones, and game consoles to run applications or multitask was a hot topic behind the scenes at the annual gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas.

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