SK hynix to spend $13 billion on the world’s largest HBM memory assembly plant amid the worst shortage on record — South Korea facility to handle packaging and testing for AI memory campus

SK hynix is investing $12.9 billion to build a campus-scale, HBM-only advanced packaging and test facility in Cheongju, South Korea, designed for the next generation of HBM memory and intended to ensure SK hynix’s leadersh…

Nothing CEO explains how and why you’ll pay more for your phones this year

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says the era of cheaper smartphones is ending, with memory shortages and AI demand pushing costs so high that brands have little choice but to raise prices or rethink what phones offer.
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Micron says the memory shortage crisis is here to stay

Micron says the global memory crunch isn’t a short-term problem. With AI data centers demanding more DRAM than ever, even expanded production won’t bring real relief before 2028.
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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

Micron has responded to criticism over its decision to exit the consumer memory business and warns that shortages may last until 2028.

Newegg bundles 16GB of DDR5-6000 RAM with Asus AM5 B850 mobo for under $240 — get 41% off and save $169.99 with this all-white combo

Newegg is basically throwing in an Asus B850 Max Gaming WiFi motherboard for $10 if you get this 16GB (2 x 8GB) Team Group DDR5-6000 RAM as a combo.

Modder saves $130 by building 32GB DDR5 desktop DIMMs from scavenged laptop memory — donor modules soldered to bare PCB flashed with custom firmware even run XMP

DIY DDR5 is no longer just a concept, but a reality, as modder VIK-on has built his first 32GB stick from scavenged parts. The memory chips came from laptop SODIMMs, while a new PCB and cooler were acquired from China. Aft…

HP reportedly eyes Chinese suppliers for DRAM as global shortage sparks shake-up — analyst says memory chips are commodities that can easily be replaced

A tech analyst claims that HP told the Bank of America that it’s considering buying memory chips from China to help alleviate the ongoing shortage.

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…

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.