As Samsung winds down DDR4 production with final orders due in June, module makers seem to be already scrambling for supply. Amid the tight market, rumors say Micron has hiked June DDR4 prices by 50%, sending 8Gb and 16Gb spot prices soaring. Industry sources indicate that DDR4 pricing is in chao...

U.S. memory giant Micron announced on June 10 that it had shipped 36GB 12-high HBM4 samples to key customers—reportedly including NVIDIA and other major tech players, as noted by South Korean media outlet Business Post. The report suggests that Micron is now the second of the big three memory m...

Following its March rollout of 12-layer HBM4 samples, SK hynix unveiled a long-term DRAM roadmap and sustainability vision at the 2025 IEEE VLSI Symposium in Kyoto (June 8–12), highlighting plans for sub-10nm technologies, according to its press release and ZDNet. Notably, in his keynote on Jun...

While soaring HBM orders helped SK hynix grab the DRAM crown in Q1, Samsung—facing profit pressure and looming risks like tariffs—is expected to shift focus to profitability over volume in H2 2025 by adjusting output, according to the Chosun Daily. Though some speculate Samsung may ramp up to...

According to ZDNet, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced that semiconductor exports—the nation’s top export item—hit a record high in May, totaling USD 13.8 billion. This marks a 21.2% increase compared to the same month last year. The surge was largely fuel...