Electronic components price and lead time increases announced across the board, and not only because of RAMMost people already know about rapidly rising RAM prices, but I’m receiving more and more emails about price increases for a range of devices, in a way that’s reminiscent of the impact the Coronavirus/COVID-19 had in 2020 to 2022. We’ve already covered the Raspberry Pi Compute Modules price increase in October 2025, followed by the Raspberry Pi 4/5 price adjustment last December. A few days ago, I received an email from SolidRun entitled “Customer Notification: Industry‑Wide Component Shortages and Price Increases”:The global semiconductor, and electronic components industry is currently experiencing significant price increases and widespread shortages. On the bright side, price increases are not dramatic so far, although it’s more pronounced for the 4GB version of the iHost:SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Ultra | ZBBridge-UOriginal Price: $59.90/€59.90Current Price: $54.99/€54.99New Price: $69.90/€69.90SONOFF NSPanel Pro Smart Home Control Panel 86/120 TypeOriginal Price: $119.90/€119.90Current Price: $89.90/€89.90New Price: $129.90/€129.90SONOFF iHost Smart Home Hub-RV1109 DDR4 2GBOriginal Price: $79.90/€79.90Current Price: $71.90/€71.90New Price: $99.90/€99.90SONOFF iHost Smart Home Hub-RV1126 DDR4 4GBOriginal Price: $99.90/€99.90Current Price: $89.90/€89.90New Price: $129.90/€129.90If you plan to buy any electronic products, it’s probably a good idea to stock up early and purchase before the price increases kick in, as it’s unclear how it will all pan out. SK Hynix allegedly expects tight RAM supply to last until 2028, and it might impact other components indirectly as factories are repurposed for RAM production.