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China chipmaker SMIC raises wafer prices by about 10% as memory demand tightens capacity
The adjustment comes as China’s largest foundry runs near full utilization and faces sustained demand from domestic customers building inventories of memory and logic chips.
IDC expects average PC prices to jump by up to 8% in 2026 due to crushing memory shortages
Market research firm IDC released updated forecasts for the PC market, saying that it could contract by 8.9%, with prices jumping up to 8%, if the memory shortage continues.
Nintendo Switch 2 to reportedly get smaller capacity game cartridges soon, offering an alternative to costly 64GB cards
16GB and 32GB physical media on the way?
Samsung introduces SOCAMM2 LPDDR5X memory module for AI data centers
Premium The LPDDR5X-based module is being positioned as a standardized, serviceable alternative to soldered memory as AI servers chase higher bandwidth.
Here's why HBM is coming for your PC's RAM
Premium Surging prices, diverted wafer capacity, and multi-year delays in relief are pushing memory out of reach for consumers.
5D glass storage 'memory crystals' promise up to 13.8 billion years of data storage resilience, which is also the age of the universe
SPhotonix says it has moved its so-called 5D Memory Crystal technology out of the lab and closer to real-world deployment.
Distributors force unprecedented RAM and motherboard bundle mandate to fight global shortage, report claims
A severe shortage in global DRAM supply has reportedly led some distributors in Taiwan to impose unprecedented bundling requirements on buyers.
Asus, MSI, other manufacturers panic-buying RAM stocks, while major memory chipmakers rake in profits
Asus, MSI, and other PC manufacturers are now purchasing memory chips from the spot market to shore up their inventories as memory supplies tighten.
