Chinese researchers hail breakthrough in DRAM-like cells, which could be used in embedded or 3D stacked memory — absence of manufacturing detail casts doubt on mass production

Chinese researchers have demonstrated a 4F² dual-gate 2T0C capacitor-less, DRAM-like memory cell with multi-bit storage, fast writes, and long retention. In theory, the technology could be used as embedded or stacked 3D me…

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

Sandisk and other key suppliers of 3D NAND are projected to significantly increase prices of enterprise-grade 3D NAND memory in the coming months due to overwhelming demand from the AI sector.

Nvidia to demand full upfront payment for H200 GPUs from China customers, report claims — more than two million chips may have been ordered despite uncertain Beijing stance

Nvidia has reportedly imposed non-refundable, full upfront payment terms on H200 GPU sales to China-based clients to hedge regulatory risks as Chinese customers had ordered more than 2 million H200 units that the company y…

MSI unlocks the full power of AMD CPUs with new MEG X870E Unify-X Max motherboard — premium Ryzen overclocking comes to AM5

MSI showcases the long-awaited MEG X870E Unify-X Max motherboard for Ryzen processors at CES 2026.

AMD claims Panther Lake has ‘too much baggage’ for handheld PC use — fights back after Intel jabs AMD for using ‘ancient silicon’ in its Z2 series APUs

AMD jabs Intel for calling its Z2 chips “ancient”. Claims its Panther Lake mobile chips carry too much “baggage” for handheld gaming use.

Tom’s Hardware CES 2026 Best In Show: Innovating amidst the RAM and storage apocalypse

CES 2026 was constrained by the RAM and storage demands of AI hyperscalers, limiting consumer GPU and storage launches. But there was still plenty of innovation to be found, including Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 laptop…

Cooler Master introduces the Aquagate MAX Retro Mini cooling unit — delivers massive cooling capacity up to 2,500 watts

Cooler Master showed off a desktop coolant distribution unit at CES 2026. This unit is designed to deliver 900 to 2,500 watts of cooling performance, letting users maximize the power of high-performance desktop systems.

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

After numerous delays, Micron is about to start building its $100 billion site in New York to produce 40% of its DRAM output in the U.S. in the 2040s.

Boxes of 100 server-grade DDR5 memory now cost as much as property in Shanghai in China spot market — single 256GB server sticks now over $5,700

In China’s spot market, vendors are quoting prices that put a box of 100 high-capacity DDR5 server memory modules at roughly 5 million yuan,