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Qualcomm to raise prices during memory crunch as chipmaker issues light earnings guidance

Qualcomm raises prices amid memory crunch as chipmaker signals slower demand ahead.

Reporting by CNBC Technology 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Chipmaker pricing power during supply constraints and softer demand signals market tightening in the AI compute buildout. Matters for AI infrastructure budgets and chip-stack economics.

The key facts

8 to know

  1. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: 'Cost went up, prices are going to go up'

  2. Q3 2026 earnings guidance characterized as 'light'

  3. Memory supply constraints driving cost increases

  4. Pricing moves reflect broader chip-stack economics pressures

  5. Qualcomm raising prices amid memory shortage

  6. Light earnings guidance suggests demand/margin pressure

  7. CEO Amon: 'Cost went up, prices are going to go up'

  8. Published: July 29, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: "Cost went up, prices are going to go up," Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said in an interview.
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