The memory giants say profit comes first 

Samsung and SK hynix, which churn out more than 70 per cent of the world’s DRAM, have decided that the current memory boom is an opportunity to squeeze long-term profits.

Memory bosses squeeze Mobile Experience as Galaxy S26 costs loom

Samsung’s booming DRAM prices have sparked a row within its own divisions, as the semiconductor arm decides it prefers cash to family loyalty.

Shoppers find themselves guessing the cost of RAM

Memory prices have gone properly pear-shaped, with top-end RAM now pricier than most punters expect.

Stockpiling, shortages and silly prices are now the industry’s default setting.

The memory world has wandered straight into a supply shock, and every big name is now stuffing its warehouses like doomsday preppers.

Memory doubles 

The price of DRAM has gone full rocket fuel, rising 171.8 per cent year-on-year as AI-fuelled server demand turns the memory market into a warzone.

DRAM and logic packaging orders on the rise, says CEO

Powertech Technology (PTI) chief Xie Yongda says the company is looking at a strong fourth quarter as AI demand gives memory packaging and testing a much-needed jolt.

SOCAMM2 modules promise massive capacity, tiny footprint, and less power

Micron has rolled out what it claims is the industry’s beefiest low-power DRAM module, a 192GB SOCAMM2 designed for the power-hungry AI data centre crowd.

DRAM Shortages bite

The world’s second largest memory module maker ADATA and Taiwan’s number two TEAMGROUP have paused quotations, signalling a market hotter than punters expected and rising prices.

Parts shortage looming

Acer chairman Chen Junsheng says the second half of the year should see stronger PC demand thanks to seasonal effects, but parts shortages and rising costs are clouding the outlook.

State-backed NAND maker looks to ease the memory crunch

China’s NAND champ YMTC is barging into DRAM to build its own high-bandwidth memory and unclog a shortage throttling domestic AI rollouts.