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    Ex-TSMC executive’s homes raided as Intel dispute deepens

    “Taiwan indicts ex-TSMC manager for allegedly stealing chip secrets for China — first case of its kind links managers to Chinese semiconductor materials analysis company Prosecutors say the case grew out of a probe into an alleged Chinese military-linked espionage network.”...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    “DDR5 Prices Surge 7% in July, Reaching New Highs by AleksandarK Today, 04:50 Discuss (3 Comments) DDR5 pricing in Germany has been picking up pace again, according to the latest report by 3D Center. Unfortunately, this July has seen a 7% monthly price increase for DDR5 kits, on top of the...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    “Chinese memory maker CXMT has reportedly seen its DRAM capacity booked through 2027 As PC OEMs and hardware companies look to Chinese memory manufacturer CXMT to secure supply, this alternate source is also reaching its capacity.“...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    “SK hynix Explores US Fab Options to Keep Memory Prices Under Control by Nomad76 Today, 08:41 Discuss (1 Comment) SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has come out with unusually direct comments on memory pricing, calling current semiconductor prices "abnormally high" and warning that the situation...
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    Billy Mitchell Now Suing Karl Jobst

    https://x.com/BillyPacMan/status/2078897319882408310
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    “Memory chip boss admits RAM prices are 'abnormally high' — SK Group chairman considering building a semiconductor plant in the US to expand supply, calm ‘chipflation’ This isn’t a problem at the moment as there is more than enough demand to go around for incumbent memory and storage chip...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    “Over 80% Of Samsung Foundry Workers Are Planning To Leave Amid A Yawning Pay Gap With The Memory Division Samsung's new bonus plan has created an elite class of workers in its memory division, enabling these workers to receive a compensation that is orders of magnitude higher than what the...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    “CXMT Supply Chain To Witness Major Process Transition To Seize DDR6 Opportunity Before Commercialization, Threatening Samsung’s And SK hynix’s Global Hold DDR6 RAM commercialization is expected between 2028 and 2029, but CXMT and its supply chain are already making advancements to ensure that...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    "PC Vendors "Fight" for CXMT Memory Supply, Smaller OEMs Struggle by AleksandarK Today, 13:56 Discuss (8 Comments) Major PC OEMs are beginning to secure deals with Chinese memory maker CXMT, as the supply chain has been depleted of available DRAM from the big three memory makers—SK hynix...
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    Data center in Space

    “How hard is it to build orbital data centers, actually? “The ISS radiators are expensive and heavy. We’re focused on making them cheap and light.” ERIC BERGER – JUL 15, 2026 7:00 AM An examination of the tech”...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    "DRAM demand predicted to outstrip supply by 28.7 exabytes in 2030, which is almost as much as the actual DRAM in the world right now"...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    “RAMPOCALYPSE CONTINUES Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lows The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.”...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    “MSI Motherboards Deliver DDR5-8000+ Support for CXMT-Based Memory on Intel Platform PRESS RELEASE by btarunr Yesterday, 23:46 Discuss (2 Comments) MSI today announced that its Intel 800-series motherboards are now fully optimized for DDR5 memory built on CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies)...
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/samsung-is-said-in-early-discussions-on-potential-us-share-sale
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    DRAM Pricing Jumps 50%, Only 70% of Orders Getting Filled

    SK hynix May Add Just One-Sixth Of Its Planned New Memory Capacity By 2028, Handing Ammunition To The DRAM Price-Fixing Lawsuit https://wccftech.com/sk-hynix-may-add-just-one-sixth-of-its-planned-new-memory-capacity-by-2028-handing-ammunition-to-the-dram-price-fixing-lawsuit/
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