Memory Chip Prices Jump Nearly 20% in Q3; Taiwan Strike OK'd

“Second part of this. Reuters reports the union at Micron's Taiwan operation has been approved to strike. No strike date is given in our data.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte on Pre-Market Pixels
Published 7:40 AM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Investing.com: “Memory chip prices rise nearly 20% in Q3 as shortages continue: Bernstein”, with reporting from Reuters.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 7:40 AM ET on Pre-Market Pixels, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: Micron, Taiwan.
BBN covered this story before: Micron Taiwan Union Authorizes Strike Over Bonus Dispute (October 7).

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Investing.comMemory chip prices rise nearly 20% in Q3 as shortages continue: Bernstein
ReutersMicron Tech chipmaker union in Taiwan gets OK to strike

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThis is a BBN special report. Investing.com reports memory chip prices rose nearly twenty percent in the third quarter, as shortages continue, per Bernstein.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentShortages are the key word. Demand for memory is outrunning supply, so sellers are holding the pricing power.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentChipmakers like Micron and Intel sit right in that flow.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSecond part of this. Reuters reports the union at Micron's Taiwan operation has been approved to strike. No strike date is given in our data.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat matters because capacity is already tight. Any work stoppage could squeeze supply further, and that feeds into customers like Nvidia.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentInvesting.com carries the same strike report.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor markets, Nasdaq futures are down point seven four percent, S and P futures down point three nine.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWatch Micron, Intel and Nvidia at the open.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPrices up twenty percent and a strike threat? That's not a shortage, Hank. That's a gift from God wearing a hard hat.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentVera, a shortage is when my laptop costs more than my car. Nobody's celebrating that. Except you, apparently.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm celebrating because my tattoo just twitched. Your memory chip is the only thing in this studio that remembers my wins.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy memory holds the beans, Vera. Mostly regret. That's the report from the desk. Intel is down three percent.