<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Micron ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/micron Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:39:57 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Micron's $24 billion Singapore fab could need 500 transformers, more than double the output of any single manufacturer — heavy electrical infrastructure the latest AI buildout bottleneck ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/microns-24-billion-singapore-fab-could-need-500-transformers SJuz9UgDFcQYKGWpXzPLnR Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron predicts that cars will need 300GB of RAM — memory-laden vehicles could exacerbate shortages but create 'robust long-term growth in automotive memory demand' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-predicts-that-cars-will-need-300gb-of-ram-memory-laden-vehicles-could-exacerbate-shortages-but-create-robust-long-term-growth-in-automotive-memory-demand VyP6Pj9ys5M9Uer33fdqpg Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:57:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron enters high-volume production of HBM4 for Nvidia Vera Rubin - 2.3x bandwidth improvement and 20% boost in power efficiency ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-enters-high-volume-production-of-hbm4-for-nvidia-vera-rubin KApPvpjabBQrSxs2MNA4gU Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:47:35 +0000 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:48:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix introduces turbocharged LPDDR6, 33% faster and 20% more power efficient than LPDDR5X — 16Gb chips deliver 10.7 Gbps, uses 10nm node ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-introduces-turbocharged-lpddr6-33-percent-faster-and-20-percent-more-power-efficient-than-lpddr5x-16gb-chips-deliver-10-7-gbps-uses-10nm-node 8dqBnEL2KsFMgobHsvHA5W Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:47:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron sampling first 256GB SOCAMM2 memory packages to customers — 2TB of RAM per CPU is now in reach of datacenter players ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/micron-sampling-first-256gb-socamm2-memory-packages-to-customers-2tb-of-ram-per-cpu-is-now-in-reach-of-datacenter-players Rsn53RM5iapAYivu38PoEj Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron joins the 3GB GDDR7 party, introduces 36 Gbps modules for GPUs — lags behind speeds of Samsung and SK Hynix ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/micron-joins-the-3gb-gddr7-party-introduces-36-gbps-modules-for-gpus-lags-behind-speeds-of-samsung-and-sk-hynix NrFx4wEfswPKttt2yaimR8 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:53:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Memory makers are set to earn $551 billion from the AI boom, twice as much as contract chip manufacturers — forecasts suggest that 2026 revenue will skyrocket thanks to data center demand ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/memory-makers-are-set-to-earn-usd551-billion-from-the-ai-boom-twice-as-much-as-contract-chip-manufacturers-forecasts-suggest-that-2026-revenue-will-skyrocket-thanks-to-data-center-demand jrTirdpDjCih5cnx4oMCh9 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:04:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron work to block memory hoarding — prices might rise faster, but it could help encourage increased supply long term ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/samsung-sk-hynix-and-micron-team-up-to-block-memory-hoarding-prices-might-rise-faster-but-it-could-help-encourage-increased-supply-long-term 2vuHiZnoiS99bWemnrtyWT Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:27:26 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:29:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML projects $71 billion in revenue by 2030, as demand for EUV lithography machines intensifies due to AI boom — China sales lag behind while company cashes in on high-end Twinscan systems ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/asml-projects-usd71-billion-in-revenue-by-2030-as-demand-for-euv-lithography-machines-intensifies-due-to-ai-boom-china-sales-lag-behind-while-company-cashes-in-on-high-end-twinscan-systems AA9qdubCC2bnh249egdaXn Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:39:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron starts building new 3D NAND fab in Singapore – Fab 10B promises to more than double the company's local flash production capacity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/micron-starts-building-new-3d-nand-fab-in-singapore-fab-10b-promises-to-more-than-double-the-companys-local-flash-production-capacity shaqJPPfvzj7CftSGjvCmf Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron acquires PSMC fab site in Taiwan for $1.8 billion, acquisition to expand the memory maker's operations within the region — move marks the end of the technology-for-capacity era ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-acquires-psmc-fab-site-in-taiwan-for-usd1-8-billion-acquisition-to-expand-the-memory-makers-operations-within-the-region-move-marks-the-end-of-the-technology-for-capacity-era 7UtoKVarp2Auzzgd5JyjQF Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:21:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron addresses Crucial exit backlash: 'We are trying to help consumers around the world' — company warns that DRAM drought could last until at least 2028 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/micron-addresses-crucial-exit-backlash-we-are-trying-to-help-consumers-around-the-world-company-warns-that-dram-drought-could-last-until-at-least-2028 AFf3wqC5bh2ZY9bsyfxAeg Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:48:00 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:59:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ SanDisk to double price of 3D NAND for enterprise SSDs in Q1 2026 — hyperscalers to pay top dollar for storage as AI continues to roll ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/sandisk-to-double-price-of-3d-nand-for-enterprise-ssds-in-q1-2026-hyperscalers-to-pay-top-dollar-for-storage-as-ai-continues-to-roll SdGjCcFFuKrHdEsHpY7QuD Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:29:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron to begin work on $100 billion New York 'megafab' imminently — landmark site to produce 40% of company's overall DRAM output in the U.S. by the 2040s ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-to-begin-work-on-usd100-billion-new-york-megafab-imminently-landmark-site-to-produce-40-percent-of-companys-overall-dram-output-in-the-u-s-by-the-2040s LotohGTCP8NDSYf5GNBCY9 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:02:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron announces 3610 SSD, the industry-first PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD available to OEMs — offers 4TB storage in a tiny single-sided M.2 2230 and 11,000 MB/s of performance ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/micron-announces-3610-ssd-the-industry-first-pcie-5-0-qlc-ssd-available-to-oems-offers-4tb-storage-in-a-compact-single-sided-m-2-2230-offers-11-000-mb-s-and-9-300-mb-s-sequential-read-and-write SnbTCh39sdyW4aYcL4ro87 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:55:51 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:46:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron secures $318 million Taiwanese subsidy for HBM R&D as AI memory arms race intensifies — three-year project aims to develop leading-edge, high-performance memory ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/micron-secures-318-million-taiwanese-subsidy-for-hbm-rd-as-ai-memory-arms-race-intensifies b5No9zSBeEfhxqNQWL7yZM Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:06:50 +0000 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:07:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pi calculation world record shattered at 314 trillion digits with a four-month run on a single server — StorageReview retakes the crown, thanks to storage bandwidth ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/pi-calculating-record-shattered-at-314-trillion-digits-with-a-four-month-run-on-a-single-server-storagereview-retakes-the-crown-thanks-to-storage-bandwidth qBxKLNqn4NUbVgMp2k4QZR Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:05:00 +0000 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:48:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's why HBM is coming for your PC's RAM — HBM consumes around three times the wafer capacity of DDR5 per gigabyte, as AI supercharges demand for chips and advanced packaging ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/hbm-is-eating-your-ram yHtAPRBECBe25AwBhR4QMY Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:36:13 +0000 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:30:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Days after killing the brand, Crucial shows up at Delhi Comic-Con — As Micron pivots to AI, Crucial's presence likely booked out months in advance to event ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/micron-branded-booth-appears-at-delhi-comic-con-days-after-company-confirms-crucial-shutdown Loq5CWw7V9ujWSoWbh7wa4 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:03:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron is killing Crucial SSDs and memory in AI pivot — company refocuses on HBM and enterprise customers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-is-killing-crucial-ssds-and-memory-in-ai-pivot-company-refocuses-on-hbm-and-enterprise-customers WVWDSHLKE2UyjZ9ooZqwdA Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:52:33 +0000 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:43:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ The RAM pricing crisis has only just started, Team Group GM warns — says problem will get worse in 2026 as DRAM and NAND prices double in one month ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/the-ram-pricing-crisis-has-only-just-started-team-group-gm-warns-says-problem-will-get-worse-in-2026-as-dram-and-nand-prices-double-in-one-month d3gesXCNpaiSV3kEUh5mXX Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:36:10 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:11:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron plans $9.6 billion HBM fab in Japan as AI memory race accelerates ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/micron-plans-hbm-fab-in-japan-as-ai-memory-race-accelerates zNgd2EU93eZE244MiomHoE Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:55:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron says New York chipmaking fabs still on track according to its latest timelines — accelerates second fab in Idaho and reallocates CHIPS Act funding (Updated) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/microns-new-york-chipmaking-fabs-by-five-years-but-accelerates-second-fab-in-idaho-and-reallocates-chips-act-funding AhtcDMN3o5nPFmJDpFaBkV Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:56:40 +0000 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:38:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Server DRAM prices surge up to 50% as AI-induced memory shortage hits hyperscaler supply — U.S. and Chinese customers only getting 70% order fulfillment ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/server-dram-prices-surge-50-percent R6T9T2RZZPDNRTPrPLdSBV Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:22:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron is preparing to exit China’s data center memory market completely, report claims — Beijing banned company's chips from 'critical information infrastructure' in 2023 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/reports-suggest-micron-is-preparing-to-exit-chinas-data-center-memory-market MEXuHapTgMjmnzniRcyZxZ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:59:32 +0000 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:03:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Washington's ambition for a 50/50 semiconductor deal with Taiwan is missing a key component — lack of a mature homegrown supply chain could be the missing link ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/washingtons-ambition-for-a-50-50-semiconductor-deal-with-taiwan-is-missing-a-key-component-lack-of-a-mature-homegrown-supply-chain-could-be-the-missing-link Uc4mVqeet4tdNL3e2f6eje Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:29:37 +0000 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:31:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ New U.S. gov't rule says chipmakers have to make one chip in the US for each chip imported from another country to avoid 100% tariffs — Trump admin allegedly preps new 1:1 chip export rule under new tariff plan ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/new-u-s-govt-rule-says-chipmakers-have-to-make-one-chip-in-the-us-for-each-chip-imported-from-another-country-to-avoid-100-percent-tariffs-trump-admin-allegedly-preps-new-1-1-chip-export-rule-under-new-tariff-plan NEx98thMTg3wy9uiTDX5XJ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:20:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron teams up with TSMC to deliver HBM4E, targeted for 2027 — collaboration could enable further customization ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/micron-hands-tsmc-the-keys-to-hbm4e jdynyLH8KNSgif9hDmQX4Z Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:26:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAND and DRAM prices surge by up to 20% — contract price increases driven by AI demands and tight supply ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nand-and-dram-prices-spike-in-q42025 dufqRVzPk924sCrymrz9XE Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:31:45 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:57:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel, Samsung, and SK hynix hit by another abrupt US policy change — government revokes waivers for advanced chipmaking tools at companies' China-based fabs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/intel-samsung-and-sk-hynix-hit-by-another-abrupt-us-policy-change-government-revokes-waivers-for-advanced-chipmaking-tools-at-companies-china-based-fabs 8gSQoGfGazXHniVHrM9QGX Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:29:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ DDR4 production expected to continue until 2026 — Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron will continue serving industry clients for longer ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr4/ddr4-production-expected-to-continue-until-2026-samsung-sk-hynix-and-micron-will-continue-serving-industry-clients-for-longer 2CR4sUCPVKTm5Cb9GLBjxN Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:05:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ HBM roadmaps for Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix: To HBM4 and beyond ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/hbm-roadmaps-for-micron-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-hbm4-and-beyond uzAz722AJNo6mkUwkK78DH Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:50:00 +0000 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:54:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Inside the future of 3D NAND: The roadmap to 500 layers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/inside-the-future-of-3d-nand-the-roadmap-to-500-layers bnUEHzEdm8AhYDUzXMD8G7 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:50:00 +0000 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:03:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron's industry-first PCI 6.0 SSD promises sequential reads up to 28,000 MB/s — 245 TB SSD also coming for those who need capacity more than cutting-edge speed ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/microns-industry-first-pci-6-0-ssd-promises-sequential-reads-up-to-28-000-mb-s-245-tb-ssd-also-coming-for-those-who-need-capacity-more-than-cutting-edge-speed kwLXjLw2UMK6DBtgifeJfT Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:05:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's CXMT reportedly delays mass production of DDR5 chips to late 2025 — state-backed manufacturer could still be disruptive market force ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/chinas-cxmt-reportedly-delays-mass-production-of-ddr5-chips-to-late-2025-state-backed-manufacturer-could-still-be-disruptive-market-force 6fkVm5kj9fdYvGgX7oiQUf Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:53:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ DRAM prices are about to skyrocket — DDR4 and GDDR6 among formats that could increase in price by up to 45% ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-prices-are-about-to-skyrocket-ddr4-and-gddr6-among-formats-that-could-increase-in-price-by-up-to-45-percent MztbAKmZMJVWqjBw8yyFeg Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:10:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. imposes 25% tariffs on all products from Japan and South Korea — new measures could be a big hit for the memory industry ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/u-s-imposes-25-percent-tariffs-on-all-products-from-japan-and-south-korea-new-measures-could-be-a-big-hit-for-the-memory-industry x36urVwkbc9mxqZAJ5bxzd Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:52:03 +0000 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:45:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron details new U.S. fab projects: HBM assembly comes to the U.S., Idaho Fab comes online in 2027, New York fabs later ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-details-new-u-s-fab-projects-idaho-fab-1-comes-online-in-2h-2027-new-york-fabs-come-later-hbm-assembly-in-the-u-s ryBgNHgUegJH43GEviPQw5 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:01 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron samples ground-breaking EUV-based memory — new DRAM process slashes power consumption by 20% and boosts performance by 15% ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-samples-ground-breaking-euv-based-memory-new-dram-process-slashes-power-consumption-by-20-percent-and-boosts-performance-by-15-percent 34afXan66EcUU7HDxJ2xU9 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:02:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ The end of an era — DDR4 production to essentially end this year, Micron the final domino to fall ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr4/the-end-of-an-era-ddr4-production-to-essentially-end-this-year-micron-the-final-domino-to-fall aYi272Y42trfJHzMz8CtdZ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:14:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron starts to ship samples of HBM4 memory to clients — 36 GB capacity and bandwidth of 2 TB/s ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-starts-to-ship-samples-of-hbm4-memory-to-clients-36-gb-capacity-and-bandwidth-of-2-tb-s En9pNTKPXvE6rs9NRFkHs6 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:59:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Banned China chipmaker YMTC sues Micron again, now over serious defamation claims — Micron funded anti-Chinese tech misinformation campaigns to get ahead, says YMTC ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/ymtc-sues-micron-again-now-over-serious-defamation-claims-micron-funded-anti-chinese-tech-misinformation-campaigns-to-get-ahead-says-ymtc nKZAioXUbVuz4G6BxZthgZ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:51:45 +0000 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:28:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ CHIPS Act beneficiaries 'mired in NIMBY fights and two-year permits' — delays to Micron, Amkor, and SK hynix NY fabs costing $5M per day ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chips-act-beneficiares-mired-in-nimby-fights-and-two-year-permits-delays-to-micron-amkor-and-sk-hynix-ny-fabs-costing-usd5m-per-day e9xj6oWYfZShJ4PdkjKhB4 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:14:03 +0000 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:17:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron balks at court order to share 73 pages of sensitive data with China's banned YMTC chipmaker — Micron strives to protect IP from Chinese chip firm on the entity list ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/micron-seeks-reversal-of-court-order-to-share-73-pages-of-sensitive-data-with-chinas-banned-ymtc-chipmaker-micron-strives-to-protect-ip-from-chinese-chip-firm-on-the-entity-list Bn9sjsBq2fh43mtwsarEFY Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:40:39 +0000 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:53:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ DDR4 prices continue to surge — reportedly increased by 50% in the second half of May alone ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr4/ddr4-prices-continue-to-surge-reportedly-increased-by-50-percent-in-the-second-half-of-may-alone KkNhdA8FNYs8SStvaqBet8 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:23:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ PCIe 6.0 SSD with 30.25 GB/s speeds debuts at Computex, release date is still a long way off ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/pcie-6-0-ssd-with-30-25-gb-s-speeds-debuts-at-computex-release-date-is-still-a-long-way-off DJpWPwRYtFztBHG3ydW7ik Fri, 23 May 2025 09:14:40 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:58:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung to adopt hybrid bonding for HBM4 memory ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/samsung-to-adopt-hybrid-bonding-for-hbm4-memory ufdmLKwmMGuAYRAsjBHfzN Tue, 13 May 2025 18:58:33 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's new semiconductor rule spares Taiwan fabs, punishes Intel, GlobalFoundries & Texas Instruments ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinas-new-semiconductor-rule-spares-taiwan-fabs-punishes-intel-globalfoundries-and-texas-instruments DJGYnbu3CBCMQtRNSFqBNe Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:07:59 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. tariffs to heavily impact HDD and SSD manufacturers, increasing costs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/u-s-tariffs-to-heavily-impact-hdd-and-ssd-manufacturers-increasing-costs UkXvBBtjBzBpptj3zEPzUU Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:27:54 +0000 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:57:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron confirms memory price hikes as AI and data center demand surges ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-confirms-memory-price-hikes-as-ai-and-data-center-demand-surges rr3egK6T7y65UC3Err2MeH Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:43:12 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:27 +0000