CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED MEMORY CHIPS
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Samsung's HBM4 supply lock-in exposes limits of China's CXMT as Apple and Tesla seek DRAM alternatives
Samsung Electronics is expected to enter 2027 with approximately 80% of its planned memory production secured under long-term contracts, reinforcing its pricing position while China's...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Kioxia targets higher-value AI storage with Nvidia partnership, advanced NAND technology
Kioxia is prioritising proprietary NAND flash technology and customer-specific development over aggressive capacity expansion, seeking to capitalise on rising AI storage demand while...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
South Korean govt, SK Hynix launch KRW2 trillion loan guarantee program for chip suppliers
SK Hynix, South Korea's industry ministry, the state-run Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-SURE), and four major commercial banks launched a KRW2 trillion (US$1.5 billion) loan guarantee...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Sandisk to be exclusive storage provider for Meta VR Glasses
Sandisk will be the exclusive provider of flash storage for Meta VR Glasses, supplying Meta-certified microSD Express memory cards and USB-C flash drives when the glasses launch in...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Yale develops fluidic memory chip using water flow, microfibers
A research team at Yale University in the US has found that flowing networks made of water or other fluids can store memory like computer chips, leading to the development of a fluidic...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
SK Hynix moves AI data centers from processor-centric to memory-centric design
SK Hynix has presented the Memory-Centric AI Rack System (MARS) at the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit. The architecture separates memory from individual servers and pools...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
AI dividend drives Taiwan's memory makers from trough to transformation
The AI wave is triggering a surge in memory demand that extends from cloud data centers to edge applications. This surge has not only delivered a substantial dividend to relevant supply...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Research: Renewable energy bottlenecks in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore slow memory chipmakers' RE100 progress
The world's three largest memory manufacturers—Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology—along with Taiwan-based Nanya Technology, Winbond Electronics, and Macronix...
Monday 19 October 2026
Elon Musk points to China's 2028 DRAM supply surge to challenge Samsung, SK Hynix pricing power
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has predicted a surge in Chinese memory chip production by 2028, raising questions over Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix's pricing power during an AI-driven dynamic...
Monday 19 October 2026
SK Hynix advances chip inspection technology as 3D memory pushes conventional metrology to its limits
SK Hynix is strengthening its metrology and inspection (MI) capabilities as the transition toward 3D DRAM architectures and increasingly complex NAND stacking creates new challenges...
Monday 19 October 2026
Memory giants lock in up to 70% of capacity under long-term deals as AI demand reshapes industry cycles
AI-driven memory demand is growing exponentially, pushing the industry into a structural supply shortage. As supply tightens and contract prices surge in 2026, major AI companies and...
Monday 19 October 2026
CXMT eyes nearly US$20 billion profit as AI-driven DRAM shortages fuel earnings turnaround
China's leading DRAM manufacturer, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), expects to report net profit of CNY131 billion to CNY132.5 billion (≈ US$19.58 billion to US$19.8 billion)...
Monday 19 October 2026
Micron develops robot memory as Samsung, SK Hynix target physical AI
Micron is developing a memory architecture for humanoid robots, joining Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix in efforts to serve AI systems that must process sensor data while operating...
Monday 19 October 2026
AI memory demand lifts Samsung, SK Hynix 2027 outlook
AI data center investment continues to expand, keeping the global memory market undersupplied in the fourth quarter of 2026. Rising DRAM and NAND Flash contract prices are boosting...
Monday 19 October 2026
Weekly news roundup: Tata's Dholera fab faces test; how Intel's CEO helped reshape its comeback
This week's coverage (October 12 to October 18, 2026) highlights semiconductor capacity, AI infrastructure, and the commercialization challenges behind ambitious technology strategies...