Consequence of the Memory Crisis: Sony Japan Halts Sales of Nearly All CFexpress and SD Memory Cards

[14:18 Mon,30.March 2026 by Thomas Richter]

Sony has just discontinued the sale of almost all of its SD and CFexpress memory card product lines in Japan. The reason cited is that[the global memory shortage](www.slashcam.de/news/single/Ist-Sam-Altman-schuld-an-der-grossen-Speicherkrise--19700.html) (as well as other unspecified factors) has led to supply bottlenecks, meaning demand cannot be met in the foreseeable future. This affects both orders through authorized dealers and direct orders via the Sony Store. Interestingly, Sony is also not naming a date for when memory cards will be shipped again.

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The suspended products comprise practically Sony&s entire professional memory card portfolio. This includes CFexpress Type A cards with 240GB, 480GB, 960GB, and 1,920GB, as well as CFexpress Type B models with 240GB and 480GB. Additionally, numerous SDXC and SDHC cards are affected, including the TOUGH series and models from the SF-M and SF-E lines in all capacity levels. Only two models or product lines appear to be exempt from the sales stop: 960GB CFexpress Type B cards and the entry-level SF-UZ SD card series.

Here is the announcement from Sony Japan verbatim:

Notice and Apology Regarding the Temporary Suspension of Orders for Digital Imaging Products

Thank you for your continued support of Sony products.

Due to the impact of the worldwide semiconductor (memory) shortage and other factors, the situation where supply cannot meet demand for CFexpress memory cards and SD memory cards is expected to continue for the time being. Therefore, starting March 27, 2026, we have decided to temporarily suspend the acceptance of orders from contracted dealers to our company, as well as the acceptance of customer orders via the Sony Store.

Regarding the resumption of order acceptance, we will review this while monitoring the supply situation and plan to provide separate information on the product information pages.[Products Affected by the Suspension of Order Acceptance]

CFexpress Type A Memory Cards
“CEA-G1920T” “CEA-G960T” “CEA-G480T” “CEA-G240T”

CFexpress Type B Memory Cards
“CEB-G480T” “CEB-G240T”

SDXC/SDHC Memory Cards
“SF-G256T” “SF-G128T” “SF-G64T” “SF-M512T” “SF-M256T” “SF-M128T”
“SF-E256” “SF-E128A” “SF-E64A”

Product List: CFexpress Memory Cards

Product List: SD Memory Cards

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our customers.

The fact that Sony is not increasing prices but immediately stopping sales suggests serious supply chain problems. The question naturally arises whether Sony will take the same step here in Germany and whether other manufacturers will follow suit. However, there is also a counter-movement that offers hope: for the first time in a long time, there are also[falling memory prices](www.slashcam.de/news/single/Huch--die-RAM-Preise-sinken---vorerst-19892.html), probably due to a new memory-saving AI algorithm from Google. But whether this trend will continue and resolve the memory crisis so soon remains to be seen.

more infos at bei www.sony.jp

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