Tag Archives: DRAM

The era of cheap, abundant RAM is ending, according to new analysis from data‑centre intelligence firm DC Byte. The analysts say memory prices are rising, availability is tightening, and AI workloads are now dictating how global supply is allocated, although consumer-facing companies can combat this with longer life cycles, software optimisation and careful planning. 

We all know that AI is booming at the minute, and that has had a huge knock-on effect for the PC industry. First the discrete GPUs market was hit, and – more recently – DRAM prices have been rocketing skywards. You may not initially think that a NAND flash manufacturer …

Gamers and PC enthusiasts may face prolonged, inflated component prices, as SK Hynix has reportedly forecast that the shortage of DRAM could last until 2028. This may not only impact current-generation products like DDR5 and GDDR7, but also previous-gen DDR4 memory, GDDR6 and even LPDDR, which is typically used in …

While SK Hynix planned to offer at least 665 GB/s of bandwidth with its HBM3 memory, the company has been able to handily surpass that goal. Today, SK Hynix officially announced the specifications for its HBM3 memory, with each module offering 819 GB/s of maximum bandwidth.  SK Hynix has become …

It was less than a year ago that SK Hynix started to mass-produced HBM2E, but the memory manufacturer is already working on the next generation of HBM memory. Named HBM3, the next-gen memory promises to deliver speeds of up to 5.2Gbps per chip, which translates into a bandwidth of over 665GB/s.

The memory market is heating up this year with companies like SK Hynix, TeamGroup and Adata all unveiling upcoming DDR5 memory modules for release later this year. Now, Samsung is joining the club, announcing the industry's first 512GB DDR5 module.  Samsung has announced the first HKMG-based DDR5 memory, aimed at …

Lexar has announced its entry to the DRAM market, where the company plans to offer memory solutions for both laptops and desktops. Lexar is mainly known for its flash storage products, including SD cards and, more recently, SSDs. Now, the company says it is “excited to announce its entrance into the …

There has been plenty of news around the DRAM and NAND market over the last couple of weeks. Firstly, a Samsung facility suffered a small power outage leading to several days of production downtime. Beyond that, analysts are putting in their predictions for 2020, setting expectations for price rises.  Trendforce …

There has been talk of NAND and DRAM supply getting back on track this year but sometimes, unforeseen circumstances can get in the way. This time around, one of Samsung's fabrication plants has suffered a power outage and while the power was down for only one minute, it will take …

Samsung recently announced that they have developed the worlds first 12-layer 3D-TSV (Through Silicon Via) technology DRAM modules with up to 24GB capacity, one of the first products to use the technology will be Samsung’s very own HBM2 KGSDs. Samsung’s new 12-layer 3D-TSV process features 12 DRAM chips interconnected through …

Intel is set to take back the title of 'world's largest chipmaker' from Samsung, as the memory market is expected to see a decline throughout 2019.

The DRAM and NAND Flash markets enjoyed a massive boom in recent years, to the point where there have been allegations of price fixing. Late last year, market analysts began talking about ‘steep declines' due in 2019. Now according to updated analysis, DRAM contract prices are in the sharpest decline …

RAM prices have risen significantly over the last couple of years and while things are starting to settle down a bit now, there are still many who believe that something shady was going on. In December 2017, China's economic regulator began investigating Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron in order to …

We still have some life left in the DDR4 generation but DDR5 is coming and SK Hynix is already at the forefront.

We've been hearing more and more reports surrounding corporate espionage in the tech industry over the last year. This time around, the US government is getting involved, with the Department of Justice cracking down on a company known as ‘Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Company' and its DRAM partner, UMC, over …

NAND Flash prices entered a freefall earlier this year, hitting lows of 50 percent thanks to oversupply. It was initially reported that DRAM would shortly follow, but limitations from the world's top-3 DRAM makers are set to reduce capacity expansions in order to stabilise prices. The drop in NAND Flash …

Although Intel’s 14nm CPU shortage wasn’t the most welcome news last month, it did enable DRAMeXchange to tease a much-needed price decline within both the DRAM and NAND markets. This is set to steepen throughout 2019, however weak price trends suggest that we could see significant price drops by the …

Industry analysts expect Intel’s 14nm CPU shortage to lead to a further price decline for DRAM and storage markets later in the year.

Last week, reports cropped up claiming that a DRAM oversupply is inbound, set to reduce the cost of components throughout the next year. It looks like the same can be said for the NAND Flash market, as analysts predict a 10 percent drop quarter on quarter throughout Q3 and Q4 …

Since early 2017, we've been hearing about DRAM shortages and strains when it comes to supply and demand. In fact, the situation has been so seemingly odd that China's economic regulator launched an investigation into market collusion. It looks like there might be light at the end of the tunnel …

Samsung has announced the completion of its new 8-gigabit LPDDR5 DRAM chip, raising data rates up to 6.4Gbps-per-pin. While mass production is seemingly a little way off yet, the new memory is expected to help bolster artificial intelligence (AI) technology in smartphones within the next few years. Beyond its 16Gb …

Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron could reportedly be facing unpleasant fines up to $8 billion if found guilty for DRAM price fixing.

Investigations are currently underway to determine whether or not there has been foul play among the top three memory manufacturers, after Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron were accused of fixing the prices of DRAM and NAND memory throughout 2017. This has prompted China’s Ministry of Commerce to step in and …

For the last year and a half, there have been consistent reports of a worldwide memory shortage. There has been debate over whether or not companies like Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron are unable to keep up with demand, or just unwilling, but theories aside, it looks like there is …

Over the last year, we've been encountering increased reports of DRAM and NAND flash price increases. Each time, this has been chocked up to high demand and factories not being able to supply enough. However, it looks like China's economic regulator may think there's more to it, as a price …

  The price of DRAM has been rising since early this year due to supply falling short of demand, and while we have been prepared for this continue on until 2018, we now have a better look into just how much. Unfortunately for PC buyers, this could range as high …

Over the last year, we have seen plenty of price hikes in the tech world. A DRAM and NAND shortage has caused SSD and RAM prices to jump, but it looks like silicon prices are also set to rise over the next few years, which will have further reaching effects …

In the midst of all the announcements yesterday, Apple did quietly make one change to its iPad lineup. We've known since the start of this year that 2017 was going to be tough for NAND flash and DRAM shortages and now, that seems to have caught up with Apple as …

Just two weeks ago, we heard that companies were bracing themselves for DRAM and NAND shortages to last throughout the rest of 2017. As a result of these shortages, prices are increasing and it looks like this month in particular things may get a little worse as Micron has had …

Over the course of this year, we have been consistently hearing reports surrounding DRAM and NAND shortages, causing a strain on supply and ultimately, pricing. When these shortages first crept up in late 2016, it was thought that everything would go back to normal in the second half of this …