Amid recent price corrections in China’s retail DDR5 market that have raised concerns over a potential cooling in the memory cycle, Taiwan-based module maker Transcend pushed back against the narrative. According to Liberty Times, citing Chairman Peter Shu, the company’s actual transactions with...

While Iran and the U.S. have agreed to a ceasefire contingent on guaranteed safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the helium crisis across the semiconductor supply chain shows temporary signs of easing. However, as highlighted by Forbes, Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, which supplies r...

According to TrendForce's latest memory spot price trend report, DRAM continues to face contained selling pressure, with spot prices maintaining a gradual downward trend. In the NAND segment, most sellers are expecting further increases in 2Q26 contract prices, in an attempt to lift spot prices as w...

As memory giants accelerate the phase-out of legacy NAND like MLC, they are doubling down on next-generation, high-performance storage to ride the AI wave. On April 8, SK hynix announced it has begun shipping its latest cSSD, PQC21 — the first in the industry to feature 321-layer QLC NAND flash. ...

Amid a sharp memory price surge, Samsung is poised for a record-breaking first quarter, projecting that Q1 earnings will exceed its full-year profit from last year, as highlighted by Reuters. According to its April 7 press release, cited by the Chosun Daily, preliminary revenue soared 68% year-on-ye...