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NEWS TAGGED MEMORY CHIPS

Monday 22 December 2025

Samsung's HBM4 SiP tops Nvidia's performance tests, heating up memory race

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly intensifying their competition to supply Nvidia's sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM), known as HBM4. The new HBM4 will be...

Monday 22 December 2025

Etron founder sees Moore's Law rebound as memory crunch stretches to 2027

Etron Technology founder Nicky Lu says the boom in AI is accelerating semiconductor innovation and restoring the momentum of Moore's Law, even...

Monday 22 December 2025

Weekly news roundup: Intel's TSMC talent grab draws scrutiny, Samsung foundry lands Intel order, Moore's Law talent gap looms

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 15 to December 21, 2025.

Monday 22 December 2025

Memory price spike pressures consumer tech as AI absorbs supply

Rising memory chip prices are unlikely to slow the world's largest technology companies as they accelerate investment in artificial intelligence computing, but the surge risks squeezing...

Monday 22 December 2025

South Korea examines challenges in building a strong AI semiconductor industry

The National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) recently convened a seminar, gathering industry and academic experts to assess South Korea's position in the AI semiconductor sector...

Sunday 21 December 2025

Notebook shipments expected to defy slow season in 1H26

Rising memory prices are prompting end customers to procure notebooks early, a shift that is expected to keep shipments steadier than...

Saturday 20 December 2025

Samsung reveals sub-10nm DRAM breakthrough targeting 0a, 0b nodes

Samsung Electronics has unveiled a key technology pathway for sub-10nm DRAM, offering a rare public look at how the company plans to push memory scaling beyond current 10nm-class...

Friday 19 December 2025

SK Hynix reportedly to open new office in Seattle area to deepen ties with Nvidia and major tech firms

SK Hynix is reportedly establishing a new office in Bellevue, Washington, aiming to strengthen collaboration with key clients, including Nvidia, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft...

Friday 19 December 2025

Samsung turns memory shortage into advantage as others consider reducing capacity

As memory shortages and price increases extend through 2026, smartphone companies are considering downgrading memory capacities in their devices. Despite this, Jacob Chen, president...

Friday 19 December 2025

Memory shortages reshape smartphone market as costs hit 35% of mid-range devices

Research institutions predict that global smartphone shipments could decline by 1–2% in 2026 due to memory shortages, with mid- and low-range devices expected to be most affected...

Friday 19 December 2025

Brands cut specs and raise prices as memory supply turns scarce

Memory prices are surging, sending shockwaves through the supply chain as suppliers prioritize higher-margin cloud and AI server demand. Rising procurement costs are squeezing downstream...

Friday 19 December 2025

Samsung to supply SOCAMM2 LPDDR modules to Nvidia

Samsung Electronics has moved ahead in the race to supply next-generation AI server memory, providing Nvidia with samples of its SOCAMM2 LPDDR-based modules. The development signals...

Friday 19 December 2025

Memory shortage drives price hikes in China's PC and smartphone markets

China's 3C market has been reporting successive price hikes despite a sluggish macroeconomic environment and deflationary pressure. Xiaomi, followed by Honor, Lenovo, and Dell, have...

Friday 19 December 2025

SK Hynix accelerates US$15B M15X expansion as equipment move-in kicks off

SK Hynix is accelerating the build-out of its M15X memory chip plant in Cheongju, South Korea, as the company installs manufacturing tools and moves into the final engineering phase...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Rising memory and wafer costs to weigh on 2026 smartphone shipments, Counterpoint Research says

The smartphone market is expected to contract in 2026 as rising costs for memory and advanced process wafers drive manufacturers to reconsider pricing and specifications, according...

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