Amid market speculation that SK hynix is considering a ¥2 trillion (about KRW 18 trillion) investment to build a memory fab in Japan, the company has officially denied the claim. However, a separate report by Chosun Biz indicates that both Samsung and SK hynix have repeatedly received proposals fro...

As 2026 gets underway, the PC sector is already feeling the shockwaves amid tight memory supply. CRN reports that Lenovo’s North America channel chief warned partners that select commercial client devices are set for price hikes in early March, fueled by the persistent global memory chip shortage....

While memory prices continue to carry strong upward momentum amid AI-driven supply tightness, regional trends are beginning to diverge. Notably, according to Tom’s Hardware, DDR5 prices in the U.S. are still climbing to record levels, whereas European markets are showing signs of easing. Meanwhile...

Rising memory prices have triggered a series of unusual phenomena across the industry. According to a column by Zhu Xi on TechNews, prices have been climbing since last year, driven by strong demand from AI servers and data centers. Beyond the expected drag on PC shipments this year, the near-runawa...

As conventional HBM designs continue to face thermal and stacking limits, major semiconductor players are exploring innovative memory architectures. In early February, Intel, in collaboration with SoftBank’s subsidiary SAIMEMORY, showcased a prototype of Z-Angle Memory (ZAM). Meanwhile, ZDNet repo...