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SK hynix places record $8 billion order for ASML EUV lithography machines — should pay for up to 30 EUV machines over two years, serving HBM and advanced DRAM production

SK hynix disclosed in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it will purchase 11.9 trillion won ($7.9 billion) worth of EUV lithography equipment from ASML.

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'The current shortage could continue until 2030, so we expect more than a 20% shortage of the wafers': SK Group chairman issues bleak warning on RAM crisis

'The current shortage could continue until 2030, so we expect more than a 20% shortage of the wafers': SK Group chairman issues bleak warning on RAM crisis

We've had previous forecasts that the RAM crisis will continue through to 2028 — but 2030 is upping the ante worryingly here.

SK Group chairman says memory chip shortage will last until 2030 — wafer supply trails demand by 20%

SK Group chairman says memory chip shortage will last until 2030 — wafer supply trails demand by 20%

SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won told reporters at Nvidia's GTC conference in San Jose on Monday that the global memory chip shortage is likely to persist for another four to five years.

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As Applied Materials Raises Its Dividend 15%, Should You Buy AMAT Stock?

Applied Materials' 15% dividend hike to $0.53 per share, backed by a forward payout ratio of under 19% and an 18% annualized growth rate over the past decade, signals a company confident enough in its AI memory and logic tool cycle to keep rewarding shareholders.

Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock — SK hynix forced to diversify after 30% of global supply removed from the market

QatarEnergy has not restarted helium production at its Ras Laffan complex nine days after Iranian drone strikes forced the facility offline.

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Memory prices could leap even higher as the supply of helium, crucial to making chips, is now impacted by the conflict in the Middle East

There's no quick fix to getting hold of ultra-pure helium, either.

SK hynix introduces turbocharged LPDDR6, 33% faster and 20% more power efficient than LPDDR5X — 16Gb chips deliver 10.7 Gbps, uses 10nm node

SK Hynix has announced the successful development of its first LPDDR6 memory modules that operate at "over" 10.7Gbps. The new modules take advantage of the manufacturer's bleeding-edge 10nm-class (1c) process node.

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DRAM maker SK hynix has validated its next-gen LPDDR6 which would be great news for handheld PCs, except that the targeted market is AI devices

DRAM maker SK hynix has validated its next-gen LPDDR6 which would be great news for handheld PCs, except that the targeted market is AI devices

Lots more performance and way better power efficiency, but destined to be rarer than pixie dust.

Oil worries and Iran war hammer Asian stocks, with Korea's KOSPI taking the biggest hit

Oil worries and Iran war hammer Asian stocks, with Korea's KOSPI taking the biggest hit

Still, analysts see the selling as a "knee-jerk risk-off market reaction."

Micron sampling first 256GB SOCAMM2 memory packages to customers — 2TB of RAM per CPU is now in reach of datacenter players

Micron sampling first 256GB SOCAMM2 memory packages to customers — 2TB of RAM per CPU is now in reach of datacenter players

Micron is now sampling 256GB SOCAMM2 units, enabling capacities of up to 2TB of LPDDR5X per CPU in AI servers.

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AI memory crunch forces DRAM market into 'hourly pricing' model, report claims — small and medium-sized businesses fighting for survival

AI memory crunch forces DRAM market into 'hourly pricing' model, report claims — small and medium-sized businesses fighting for survival

According to DigiTimes, these companies began struggling to absorb soaring memory costs in the second half of 2025.

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DRAM bots reportedly being deployed to hoover up memory chips and components — one operation ran 10 million web scraping requests, hitting DDR5 RAM product pages every 6.5 seconds

DRAM bots reportedly being deployed to hoover up memory chips and components — one operation ran 10 million web scraping requests, hitting DDR5 RAM product pages every 6.5 seconds

Online security firm DataDome just reported that it has stopped a massive scalping effort to buy memory modules and resell them at inflated prices, turning the memory situation from bad to worse.

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It looks like more memory price hikes may soon be on the way, as Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly inform customers of yet another DRAM price increase

It looks like more memory price hikes may soon be on the way, as Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly inform customers of yet another DRAM price increase

It's going to get worse before it gets better, that much seems clear.

SK hynix and SanDisk announce new High Bandwidth Flash — speedy HBF standard is targeted at inference AI servers

SK hynix and SanDisk announce new High Bandwidth Flash — speedy HBF standard is targeted at inference AI servers

SK hynix and SanDisk announce speedy HBF flash chip standard

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Micron joins the 3GB GDDR7 party, introduces 36 Gbps modules for GPUs — lags behind speeds of Samsung and SK Hynix

Micron officially introduces its own 3GB GDDR7 memory module, with an official bandwidth rating of 36 Gbps.

RAM prices keep going up — what is RAMageddon, and why is it getting worse?

The RAM pricing crisis continues to get worse. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening, why it's happening, and how you will be affected.

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India joins America-led Pax Silica supply chain effort to build semiconductor talent and reduce reliance on China — agreement spans from rare earths to chipmaking tools

With new fabs under development and a growing focus on skilled talent, India’s inclusion in Pax Silica points to a long-term effort by the U.S. and its partners to accelerate capacity building.

“The AI data centers of 2036 won’t be filled with GPUs”: FuriosaAI’s CEO on the future of silicon

We talk AI hardware, data centers, Nvidia’s dominance, and the future of inference chips with June Paik, CEO and co-founder of FuriosaAI.

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Is Apple set to turn to China for its next memory partner? Mac maker reportedly searching for new partners as negotiations get tricky

Apple explores partnerships with Chinese memory manufacturers YMTC and CXMT to diversify DRAM and NAND supply amid price volatility.

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Acer and Asus shut down support for PC and laptops in wake of patent dispute ruling, drivers and updates inaccessible to existing customers — German website finds a workaround (Update)

Asus and Acer bring German websites down, leaving users without support or downloads due to the companies' recent spat with Nokia over the HEVC codec.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang says it will ‘surprise the world’ with a new mystery chip — here's what to expect

Nvidia GTC 2026 is set to reveal 'a chip that will surprise the world,' according to CEO Jensen Huang, and it could give us a taste of what to expect from next-gen RTX GPUs.

RAM shortages explained: Why the world's supply of computing memory is so expensive right now

What's going on with RAM shortages, price inflation, and AI? I'm here to walk you through what you need to know.

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Phison CEO thinks NAND shortages could shut down entire consumer electronics companies in 2026 — claims at least one foundry demands three-year cash payment upfront

Phison CEO says NAND shortages can kill consumer electronics companies in 2026

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Valve confirms Steam Deck is out of stock due to memory and storage shortages — supply of popular gaming handheld in trouble because of massive AI demand

Valve is blaming memory and chip shortages as Steam Deck availability becomes intermittent in several regions.

'I was out in Korea just a couple of weeks ago': SK Hynix partner has a cunning plan to simplify SSDs and cut memory use by 99% amidst RAM crisis

StreamFast SSD concept removes the flash translation layer and controller DRAM, using sequential device-assigned addresses to slash memory use.

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