Inside Hardware Pioneers with Nick Florous, MEMPHIS Electronic

How is the AI boom reshaping the memory industry? At Hardware Pioneers 2026, we spoke with Nick Florous, Global Marketing Director at MEMPHIS Electronic, about how growing demand for AI infrastructure is changing the memory market and what that means for industries beyond AI. With more than 35 years as a global memory competence centre, Memphis Electronic helps OEMs and EMS companies navigate memory technologies, supply chain challenges, sustainability and product lifecycle management. As investment continues to flow into AI, Nick explains why the industry is seeing a growing divide between advanced and legacy memory technologies, and how that is impacting sectors such as industrial, IoT and automotive. In this interview, we discuss: ‣ How AI infrastructure is reshaping the global memory market. ‣ Why industrial, IoT and automotive sectors are facing new supply challenges. ‣ The changing landscape of advanced and legacy memory technologies. ‣ Why technologies such as LPDDR5X, DDR6 and HBM4 are shaping the future of memory. A huge thank you to Nick for taking the time to speak with us at Hardware Pioneers 2026. Connect with Nick on LinkedIn:   / nick-florous-ph-d-2821a84   Learn more about 5V Media and how we help technology companies tell their stories through video, podcasts and event coverage:   / katiewhite5values   Find out more about Hardware Pioneers: https://www.hardwarepioneers.com/