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SK Hynix Admits to Some DRAM Production Flaws, Calls the Cops

By Anton Shilov

SK Hynix reportedly manufactured defective DRAM, but said the reports are overblown and it has filed a police report on the matter.

Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron Accused of Fixing DRAM Prices

By Nathaniel Mott

A U.S. law firm once again filed a class-action lawsuit claiming Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron colluded to fix DRAM pricing.

Potential 23% RAM Price Rise Means It's an Expensive Time To Build a PC

By Ian Evenden

DRAM prices will be squeezed upwards due to a combination of chip shortages and increased demand.

TrendForce Predicts 13-18% DRAM Price Increase as Demand Holds Steady

By Nathaniel Mott

TrendForce predicted that DRAM prices would rise 13-18% in the second quarter as consumer demand holds steady.

SK Hynix Envisions 600-Layer 3D NAND & EUV-Based DRAM

By Anton Shilov

SK Hynix is looking at 600-layer 3D NAND, EUV-based DDR5 SDRAM, converged computing-in-memory devices.

SK Hynix Begins Manufacture of 18GB LPDDR5 Memory Packages

By Anton Shilov

Notebooks and smartphones set to get high memory capacity.

UMC to Pay U.S. Justice Department $60 Million for Infringing Micron's IP

By Anton Shilov

UMC settles legal battle with U.S. Department of Justice.

PS5 and Xbox Series X Specs Point to Higher Demand for SSDs, GDDR6 in 2020

By Niels Broekhuijsen

Demand for SSDs and GDDR6 will rise thanks to the hefty specs of the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X, according to research firm DRAMeXchange.

Japan and South Korea Trade Fight Could Hurt Memory Supply

By Andrew E. Freedman

New restrictions in Japan on exports to South Korea could threaten the global supply of memory chips worldwide.

Samsung Announces Flashbolt HBM2E: Up to 16GB and 1.64 TBps Per Stack

By Arne Verheyde

Samsung announced the industry's first HBM2E memory, "Flashbolt" which increases bandwidth by 33% and has a maximum bandwidth per package of 410GB/s.

Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB DDR4-3600 C16 Review: Bright Lights, Speed City

By Thomas Soderstrom

More RGB, more performance. What else does Corsair’s latest Dominator Platinum kit have in store for us?

Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-4400: One Speedy Serpent

By Thomas Soderstrom

There's no steel here, but the performance is real: Patriot’s DDR4-4400 kit is the best-performing 2x8GB model we’ve tested.

Team Group Delta Tuf Gaming RGB DDR4-3200: a Good Value, for Asus Boards

By Thomas Soderstrom

Team Group embraces the Asus TUF Gaming Alliance with an RGB-lighted 2x8GB DDR4-3200 CAS 16 DDR4 memory kit. How well does it compete against existing models?

GeIL Super Luce RGB Sync DDR4-4133 Review: Higher Voltage, Lower Price

By Thomas Soderstrom

GeIL offers low-latency DDR4-4133 for only a few more dollars than competing low-latency DDR4-3200. But is 30% faster..30% better?

T-Force Night Hawk Legend RGB Review: Choosing A Motherboard For Your DDR4?

By Thomas Soderstrom

Picking memory to match a board should be easy, but what happens when you find that a specific board doesn’t work very well with your memory? We dove deeper.

G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-3200 C14 Review: RAM Goes Luxe

By Thomas Soderstrom

We may never be royal, but we can still enjoy the luxury of gold-plated heat spreaders and crystal RGB light diffusers covering DDR4-3200 at CAS 14 timings.