In 2025, global AI chips focus on high-end HBM memory; NVIDIA’s new Blackwell platform drives growth, amid geopolitical limits and steady AI server demand, with rapid HBM technology evolution toward HBM4 in 2026.
DDR4 prices rise due to EOL effects and buying demand, focusing on certain players. DDR5 sees slight growth from CSP order returns with steady pricing. AMD's server market penetration grows, benefiting high-speed DRAM and new processes, leading to greater profit potential for manufacturers.
TrendForce combines its expertise in the Foundry/Server industry and leverages it with the supply chain to accurately estimate AI chip shipments, AI Server application ratios, AI major suppliers' analysis, and the adoption of AI memory.
North American CSPs & OEMs drive AI market growth; new Blackwell platform shipments will expand. China's market faces variables due to geopolitics affecting AI solution supply. Overall AI server shipments are expected to maintain double-digit growth.
Cloud giants accelerate self-developed AI ASICs, boosting market scale and projects. Driven by internal needs and geopolitics, ASIC share will rise, with next-gen ASICs from major cloud providers expected to ramp up in 2026, a key growth year.
TrendForce combines its expertise in memory market and leverage it to provide a multi-faceted study of server market in this report. The content of it is as follows:
1. Server CPU Market: State of Competition and Market Shares
2. Server Procurement by Cloud Service Providers in North America and China
3. Projection on Shipments of Server Storage Products
4. Projection on Server Shipments for Current Year
5. Major ODM Partners of Critical Server Brands
6. Changes on Volumes in Server DRAM Procurement
7. Trends in SSD Procurement and Projections on Storage Form-Factors and Interfaces
8. Shares of Enterprise and Hyperscaler Servers in Memory Consumption.