Apple's influence on the individual segments of the computer industry is difficult to underestimate. For example, it is assumed that it is the abundance of orders for the production of 20-nm processors A8 TSMC forced to postpone start of many 20-nm products from other customers - such as AMD and NVIDIA.
For example, specializing in the DRAM market analyst firm TrendForce argues that in the next year, Apple will begin to consume up to 25% of the total produced in the world of memory chips type DRAM - instead of the current 16.5%. This growth will not only contribute to the emergence of new products, but also increase the amount of memory used by them. In some of them, such as RAM finally increase from 1 to 2 GB. However, this is only speculation.
The source reports that the MacBook Pro notebooks will be equipped with memory chips type LPDDR3. Accordingly, on the background of all these trends, manufacturers will release more memory chips for mobile devices, and offer storage for both desktop and server systems will be reduced. This may cause not only deficiency, but growth rates.
Apple after attempts to move away from Samsung will increase the production of memory chips for mobile devices, as well as a smooth transition to the 20-nm technology. For SK Hynix company Apple has already managed to become the second largest customer, purchasing memory for mobile devices. Micron at one of its factory in Hiroshima to 70-80% of the production volume reserves for the needs of Apple. In the long term - the development of 25-nm and 20-nm technology. Memory market is always fluctuating in an effort to find a balance between supply and demand.