Chinese semiconductor industry gears up for domestic HBM3 production by the end of 2026 — CXMT to produce chips, while Naura, Maxwell, and U-Preseason design tools for assembly

The Chinese semiconductor industry is working to localize production of HBM3 memory, in addition to the tools required for HBM assembly. However, the exact progress of these projects is unknown.

Micron acquires PSMC fab site in Taiwan for $1.8 billion, acquisition to expand the memory maker’s operations within the region — move marks the end of the technology-for-capacity era

As fabs get dramatically more expensive than they used to be, technology for capacity partnerships lose their appeal, so Micron buys production facility from PSMC to upgrade it and run it itself.

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.