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Apple Could Discontinue Cheapest MacBook Neo Model Due to Rising DRAM Prices, Analyst Claims
Apple may discontinue the 256GB MacBook Neo model as rising DRAM prices and higher manufacturing costs affect production, according to analyst Tim Culpan. The laptop currently starts at $599 (roughly Rs. 56,600) in the US and Rs. 69,900 in India. Apple has reportedly doubled its MacBook Neo production target to 10 million units after strong demand ...
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Samsung Officially Discontinues LPDDR4, LPDDR4x RAM Amid Surging Demand for AI Workloads
Samsung has discontinued two of its LPDDR4 series memory chips as it shifts focus towards newer and faster alternatives. In recent weeks, reports emerged that the South Korean tech conglomerate could cease manufacturing of the LPDDR4 and LPDDR4x RAM by the end of 2026, potentially resulting in all Samsung phones moving entirely to the LPDDR5 lineup...
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Samsung Exynos 2700 Will Reportedly Feature New SoC, DRAM Packaging for Improved Thermal Management
Samsung has been rumoured to be developing Exynos 2700 as its next-generation flagship-grade mobile processor and the successor to the Exynos 2600. While there are still ways to go before devices powered by this chipset make it to the market, the rumour mill has already begun churning out details about the potential upgrades. A recent report sugges...
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Why Budget Smartphones Are Suddenly Getting So Expensive
As prices rise, people are getting their old smartphones repaired instead of buying new ones.
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Why RAM Prices Are Skyrocketing: Smartphone, PC and Gaming Console Prices to Be Impacted
A global shortage of DRAM memory chips, driven by demand from AI data centers, is causing severe price increases for PC and smartphone components. Some RAM prices have reportedly tripled in months, leading computer stores to stop displaying fixed prices due to market volatility. The impact is also felt in related sectors like GPUs, gaming consoles,...
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India, Thailand Emerge as Asia's Semiconductor Manufacturing Hubs Amid US-China Chip War: Report
India and Thailand have engaged in a full-fledged race for semiconductor--manufacturing investment to win a spot on Asia's chipmaking map, Nikkei Asia reported. As China and US are engaged in the chip war, India has come out as an alternative option and is also exploring every opportunity to be recognized as a major player in the supply chain.
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Former Samsung Executive Denies Stealing Company Data to Build Chip Factory in China
In the letter, former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog said the factory was planned for Taiwan's Foxconn, for early test production of DRAM memory chips, while Samsung's plant in Xian was designed to manufacture NAND flash memory chips.
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Indictment Details Former Samsung Executive's Plan to Steal Company Secrets for Foxconn China Chip Factory
When former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog won a contract with Taiwan's Foxconn in 2018, he tapped his former employer's supplier network to steal secrets to help his new client set up a chip factory in China, an indictment by South Korean prosecutors alleges.
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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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US Chip Export Restrictions to China May Hurt Global Supply Chain, Say Experts
The USA’s export restrictions to curb China's advances in semiconductor manufacturing can cause a great damage to the fragile global chip supply chains, suggest the experts. Chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers like Apple, Amazon, Facebook owner Meta and Goog...
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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, Micron Warn China's Xian Lockdown Could Affect Memory Chip Manufacturing
Samsung and Micron, two of the world's largest memory chip makers, warned that a COVID-19 lockdown in the Chinese city of Xian could affect their chip manufacturing bases in the area.
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Apple Could Discontinue Cheapest MacBook Neo Model Due to Rising DRAM Prices, Analyst Claims
Apple may discontinue the 256GB MacBook Neo model as rising DRAM prices and higher manufacturing costs affect production, according to analyst Tim Culpan. The laptop currently starts at $599 (roughly Rs. 56,600) in the US and Rs. 69,900 in India. Apple has reportedly doubled its MacBook Neo production target to 10 million units after strong demand ...
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Samsung Officially Discontinues LPDDR4, LPDDR4x RAM Amid Surging Demand for AI Workloads
Samsung has discontinued two of its LPDDR4 series memory chips as it shifts focus towards newer and faster alternatives. In recent weeks, reports emerged that the South Korean tech conglomerate could cease manufacturing of the LPDDR4 and LPDDR4x RAM by the end of 2026, potentially resulting in all Samsung phones moving entirely to the LPDDR5 lineup...
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Samsung Exynos 2700 Will Reportedly Feature New SoC, DRAM Packaging for Improved Thermal Management
Samsung has been rumoured to be developing Exynos 2700 as its next-generation flagship-grade mobile processor and the successor to the Exynos 2600. While there are still ways to go before devices powered by this chipset make it to the market, the rumour mill has already begun churning out details about the potential upgrades. A recent report sugges...
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Why Budget Smartphones Are Suddenly Getting So Expensive
As prices rise, people are getting their old smartphones repaired instead of buying new ones.
-
Why RAM Prices Are Skyrocketing: Smartphone, PC and Gaming Console Prices to Be Impacted
A global shortage of DRAM memory chips, driven by demand from AI data centers, is causing severe price increases for PC and smartphone components. Some RAM prices have reportedly tripled in months, leading computer stores to stop displaying fixed prices due to market volatility. The impact is also felt in related sectors like GPUs, gaming consoles,...
-
India, Thailand Emerge as Asia's Semiconductor Manufacturing Hubs Amid US-China Chip War: Report
India and Thailand have engaged in a full-fledged race for semiconductor--manufacturing investment to win a spot on Asia's chipmaking map, Nikkei Asia reported. As China and US are engaged in the chip war, India has come out as an alternative option and is also exploring every opportunity to be recognized as a major player in the supply chain.
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Former Samsung Executive Denies Stealing Company Data to Build Chip Factory in China
In the letter, former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog said the factory was planned for Taiwan's Foxconn, for early test production of DRAM memory chips, while Samsung's plant in Xian was designed to manufacture NAND flash memory chips.
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Indictment Details Former Samsung Executive's Plan to Steal Company Secrets for Foxconn China Chip Factory
When former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog won a contract with Taiwan's Foxconn in 2018, he tapped his former employer's supplier network to steal secrets to help his new client set up a chip factory in China, an indictment by South Korean prosecutors alleges.
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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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US Chip Export Restrictions to China May Hurt Global Supply Chain, Say Experts
The USA’s export restrictions to curb China's advances in semiconductor manufacturing can cause a great damage to the fragile global chip supply chains, suggest the experts. Chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers like Apple, Amazon, Facebook owner Meta and Goog...
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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, Micron Warn China's Xian Lockdown Could Affect Memory Chip Manufacturing
Samsung and Micron, two of the world's largest memory chip makers, warned that a COVID-19 lockdown in the Chinese city of Xian could affect their chip manufacturing bases in the area.
