Sony suspends memory card sales because memory chips are simply not available

Sony suspends memory card sales because memory chips are simply not available
The explosive growth in the prices of memory chips and components, which began in autumn 2025, is gradually extending to new product categories.

Now, Japanese Sony has announced (in Japanese) that it is suspending the sale of memory cards for the time being.



According to the company, the background is supply difficulties, meaning Sony is unable to acquire enough NAND memory chips, which are used as storage media in SSDs, memory cards, and USB flash drives.

Data centers rapidly being built around the world for the needs of AI companies are consuming almost the entire market for both operating memory (RAM) and NAND memory - and in consumer products, the situation is reflected in both rising prices and availability problems.

Sony's announcement of the sales suspension concerns both SD and CFexpress memory cards.

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Written by: Petteri Pyyny @ 28 Mar 2026 6:49
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