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Global Memory Shortage Could Persist Until 2030 as Suppliers Prioritise AI Data Centres: Report
The ongoing global memory shortage has shaken up the consumer tech market, with the rising component costs driving up the selling prices of devices such as smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles, and more. A new report now claims that it could take until 2030 before the supply matches the demand. One of the biggest DRAM suppliers globally, SK Hynix,...
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Apple Could Pay More for iPhone RAM as Samsung, SK Hynix Said to Increase Prices by Up to 100 Percent
Samsung and SK Hynix, two of the largest manufacturers of memory components, have been able to negotiate a new deal with Apple, under which the Cupertino tech giant will be acquiring LPDDR RAM sticks for its iPhone models at significantly higher prices, according to a report citing industry sources. Samsung is said to have raised the prices of its ...
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Memory Prices Expected to Surge Further in 2026 as DRAM Shortage Deepens: Counterpoint
The insatiable demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and server capacity continues to wreak havoc in the memory market. According to a market research and consulting firm, the ongoing DRAM shortage caused memory prices to surge by up to 50 percent in 2025. It is also anticipated to soar by another 50 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, sig...
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Nvidia Isn’t the Only One Getting a Massive AI Boost
There’s no doubt the AI revolution is here, with makers of cool chatbots, ubiquitous search engines and high-powered processors among the biggest winners. But those churning out boring old memory chips won’t be left out either.
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Micron to Reduce Memory Chip Supply in 2023 to Clear Excess Inventory Amid Slump in Demand
Micron will reduce memory chip supply and make additional cuts to its capex plan, the company said on Wednesday. The semiconductor manufacturer is currently struggling to sell excess inventory. Micron said it is reducing the initial process in semiconductor production for DRAM and NAND by about 20 percent compared with the fourth quarter that ended...
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Micron Begins Mass Production of Advanced DRAM Memory Chip in Japan
Micron on Wednesday began mass production of its new high-capacity low-power 1-beta dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips at its new plant in Japan. Located at Hiroshima, the facility will product Micron's latest memory chip that can store a third more data than older chips, as the company tries to revive and modernise its once-mighty chip indu...
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Micron Ships Latest LPDDR5X Memory Chips to Smartphone Makers
Micron on Tuesday announced that it had begun shipping out samples of its most advanced DRAM chip, based on LPDDR5X standard for smartphone manufacturers. Micron said it was able to get to the 1-beta manufacturing technology without using the expensive extreme ultraviolet, or EUV, lithography tools, which are used in the latest processor chips in t...
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Samsung Tops Global Smartphone Memory Chip Market With 46 Percent Share: Report
Samsung Electronics topped the global smartphone memory chip market with a 46 percent share, according to a Strategy Analytics report, while SK Hynix held a 24 percent market share. Both South Korean giants hold a combined share of 70 percent. Meanwhile, the US firm Micron stands third with 15 percent market.
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Samsung Announces Industry’s First LPDDR5X DRAM Module, Could Debut in Galaxy S22 Smartphones
Samsung has announced that it has developed the industry’s first LPDDR5X DRAM to offer high-performance, and low power consumption. The South Korean company says that the new module is a 14nm based 16Gb chip which can be stacked up to 64GB configuration.
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Samsung DDR5 DRAM Memory Module Launched, Can Deliver Twice the Performance of DDR4
Samsung on Thursday announced that it has developed a 512GB DDR5 DRAM memory module that is based on high-k metal gate (HKMG) process technology.
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SK Hynix Expects Soft Server Demand Following Third-Quarter Profit Surge
SK Hynix said it expected inventory build-up by Huawei's competitors in China to boost mobile demand in the current quarter, but its mainstay server demand would remain weak.
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Intel to Sell NAND Flash Memory Business to SK Hynix for $9 Billion
The world's second-largest chipmaker, South Korea's SK Hynix, on Tuesday announced a $9 billion (roughly Rs. 66,000 crores) deal to buy Intel's flash memory chip operation as it seeks to bolster its position against rival behemoth Samsung Electronics.
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Samsung 12GB LPDDR4X DRAM Modules for Smartphones Enter Mass Production
Samsung has commenced the mass production of 12GB LPDDR4X DRAM modules for smartphones based on the second-generation 10nm-class (1y-nm) process.
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Lower Memory Chip Growth as Demand Slowdown Looms
Samsung is planning to curb growth in memory chip output next year to keep supplies tight amid an expected slowdown in demand, Bloomberg reported.
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China Said to Launch DRAM Price Probe Against Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron
Beijing is investigating price-fixing allegations as DRAM prices have risen sharply, the first such probe by China, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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Global Memory Shortage Could Persist Until 2030 as Suppliers Prioritise AI Data Centres: Report
The ongoing global memory shortage has shaken up the consumer tech market, with the rising component costs driving up the selling prices of devices such as smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles, and more. A new report now claims that it could take until 2030 before the supply matches the demand. One of the biggest DRAM suppliers globally, SK Hynix,...
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Apple Could Pay More for iPhone RAM as Samsung, SK Hynix Said to Increase Prices by Up to 100 Percent
Samsung and SK Hynix, two of the largest manufacturers of memory components, have been able to negotiate a new deal with Apple, under which the Cupertino tech giant will be acquiring LPDDR RAM sticks for its iPhone models at significantly higher prices, according to a report citing industry sources. Samsung is said to have raised the prices of its ...
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Memory Prices Expected to Surge Further in 2026 as DRAM Shortage Deepens: Counterpoint
The insatiable demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and server capacity continues to wreak havoc in the memory market. According to a market research and consulting firm, the ongoing DRAM shortage caused memory prices to surge by up to 50 percent in 2025. It is also anticipated to soar by another 50 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, sig...
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Nvidia Isn’t the Only One Getting a Massive AI Boost
There’s no doubt the AI revolution is here, with makers of cool chatbots, ubiquitous search engines and high-powered processors among the biggest winners. But those churning out boring old memory chips won’t be left out either.
-
Micron to Reduce Memory Chip Supply in 2023 to Clear Excess Inventory Amid Slump in Demand
Micron will reduce memory chip supply and make additional cuts to its capex plan, the company said on Wednesday. The semiconductor manufacturer is currently struggling to sell excess inventory. Micron said it is reducing the initial process in semiconductor production for DRAM and NAND by about 20 percent compared with the fourth quarter that ended...
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Micron Begins Mass Production of Advanced DRAM Memory Chip in Japan
Micron on Wednesday began mass production of its new high-capacity low-power 1-beta dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips at its new plant in Japan. Located at Hiroshima, the facility will product Micron's latest memory chip that can store a third more data than older chips, as the company tries to revive and modernise its once-mighty chip indu...
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Micron Ships Latest LPDDR5X Memory Chips to Smartphone Makers
Micron on Tuesday announced that it had begun shipping out samples of its most advanced DRAM chip, based on LPDDR5X standard for smartphone manufacturers. Micron said it was able to get to the 1-beta manufacturing technology without using the expensive extreme ultraviolet, or EUV, lithography tools, which are used in the latest processor chips in t...
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Samsung Tops Global Smartphone Memory Chip Market With 46 Percent Share: Report
Samsung Electronics topped the global smartphone memory chip market with a 46 percent share, according to a Strategy Analytics report, while SK Hynix held a 24 percent market share. Both South Korean giants hold a combined share of 70 percent. Meanwhile, the US firm Micron stands third with 15 percent market.
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Samsung Announces Industry’s First LPDDR5X DRAM Module, Could Debut in Galaxy S22 Smartphones
Samsung has announced that it has developed the industry’s first LPDDR5X DRAM to offer high-performance, and low power consumption. The South Korean company says that the new module is a 14nm based 16Gb chip which can be stacked up to 64GB configuration.
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Samsung DDR5 DRAM Memory Module Launched, Can Deliver Twice the Performance of DDR4
Samsung on Thursday announced that it has developed a 512GB DDR5 DRAM memory module that is based on high-k metal gate (HKMG) process technology.
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SK Hynix Expects Soft Server Demand Following Third-Quarter Profit Surge
SK Hynix said it expected inventory build-up by Huawei's competitors in China to boost mobile demand in the current quarter, but its mainstay server demand would remain weak.
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Intel to Sell NAND Flash Memory Business to SK Hynix for $9 Billion
The world's second-largest chipmaker, South Korea's SK Hynix, on Tuesday announced a $9 billion (roughly Rs. 66,000 crores) deal to buy Intel's flash memory chip operation as it seeks to bolster its position against rival behemoth Samsung Electronics.
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Samsung 12GB LPDDR4X DRAM Modules for Smartphones Enter Mass Production
Samsung has commenced the mass production of 12GB LPDDR4X DRAM modules for smartphones based on the second-generation 10nm-class (1y-nm) process.
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Lower Memory Chip Growth as Demand Slowdown Looms
Samsung is planning to curb growth in memory chip output next year to keep supplies tight amid an expected slowdown in demand, Bloomberg reported.
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China Said to Launch DRAM Price Probe Against Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron
Beijing is investigating price-fixing allegations as DRAM prices have risen sharply, the first such probe by China, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
