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12/04/2025
Samsung Won't Sell RAM to its Subsidiary
Slashdot | RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung.
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12/03/2025
Micron Winds Down Crucial Consumer Business
Tom's Hardware | Micron is killing Crucial SSDs and memory in AI pivot. Company refocuses on HBM and enterprise customers.
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12/03/2025
AI Is Driving Memory Chip Supply Crisis
Reuters | The AI frenzy is driving a memory chip supply crisis. SK Hynix predicts that the memory shortage will last through late 2027.
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12/01/2025
Pricing Crisis Has Only Just Started
Tom's Hardware | The RAM pricing crisis has only just started, Team Group GM warns. They say that the problem will get worse in 2026 as DRAM prices double in one month.
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11/26/2025
Chip Makers Warn of a Looming Shortage
Computer Weekly | Chip makers warn of a looming shortage in DRAM and SSD. Hyperscalers and server manufacturers are ordering too many memory components for their AI infrastructures.
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11/20/2025
Server Memory Prices Could Double by 2026
Network World | Server memory prices could double by 2026 as AI demand strains supply. Counterpoint warns that DDR5 RDIMM costs may surge 100% amid manufacturers’ pivot to AI chips.
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11/18/2025
Dell, HP, and HPE Downgraded Due to Memory Supercycle
Yahoo Finance | Morgan Stanley slashes ratings on Dell, HP and HPE amid memory price spikes.
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11/16/2025
Samsung Hikes Memory Chip Prices
Reuters | Samsung hikes memory chip prices by up to 60% as shortage worsens, sources say.
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10/28/2025
Server DRAM Prices Surge up to 50%
Tom's Hardware | Server DRAM prices surge up to 50% as AI-induced memory shortage hits hyperscaler supply. U.S. and Chinese customers only getting 70% order fulfillment.
News Roundup
Catch the latest stories on what's going on with the memory market.
Pricing Apocalypse
Tom's Hardware | AI data centers are swallowing the world's memory and storage supply, setting the stage for a pricing apocalypse that could last a decade.
Supply Crisis
Reuters | An acute global shortage of memory chips is forcing artificial intelligence and consumer-electronics companies to fight for dwindling supplies, as prices soar.
Upcoming Price Surges
PC Gamer | Samsung and other memory manufacturers reportedly leave DDR5 buyers hanging as prices expected to surge 30–50% every quarter from the end of 2025 through the first half of 2026.
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