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2026-07-07
digitimes.com
2026-07-07
Global markets are likely to feel the effects of a renewed rise in memory prices, as tighter supply and early inventory buying lift DRAM and NAND prices again in mid-June 2026. The trend could ripple through smartphones, PCs, and servers, while Apple's possible sourcing shifts may influence pricing across the wider semiconductor industry.
2026-07-07
digitimes.com
2026-07-07
Memory contract prices are poised for another sharp rise in the third quarter of 2026, even after several quarters of hikes have already begun to weaken consumer demand. Industry sources said hopes for a clear slowdown have faded, as upstream suppliers have signalled increases of around 30%, with enterprise SSD and server RDIMM prices likely to rise by more than 30%.
2026-07-04
digitimes.com
2026-07-04
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, Samsung Electronics, and SK Hynix have announced the country's largest-ever semiconductor expansion plan, while soaring memory prices have opened a separate fight between Micron and Apple.
2026-07-03
www.theglobeandmail.com
2026-07-03
The Globe and Mail
2026-07-03
www.theglobeandmail.com
2026-07-03
The Globe and Mail
2026-07-03
www.tradingview.com
2026-07-03
TradingView
2026-07-03
www.zacks.com
2026-07-03
Zacks Investment Research
2026-06-30
www.rockpapershotgun.com
2026-06-30
Rock Paper Shotgun
Home Hardware News
US lawsuit accuses Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron of worsening the RAM crisis by fixing memory prices and supply
Update: Micron respond
Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun
News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer
Updated on June 30, 2026
28 comments
Update: Micron have issued the following statement to RPS: "Micron disagrees with the allegations contained in the complaint. We co
2026-06-30
digitimes.com
2026-06-30
Memory price inflation has emerged as one of the biggest challenges facing the consumer electronics industry, with Apple, Microsoft, and Nintendo all having signaled product price increases as widening supply-demand gaps continue to drive up memory costs.
2026-06-30
digitimes.com
2026-06-30
Memory pricing pressure continues to intensify. Contract prices have already recorded substantial gains for two consecutive quarters in the first half of 2026. The pace of quarterly increases may now moderate as the pricing base climbs higher. Still, the memory industry remains firmly in a seller's market. Supply constraints have spread beyond high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and premium DRAM products
2026-06-27
tomshardware.com
2026-06-27
Luke James
Commodore has slashed the starting price of its Callback 8020 flip phone to $399, down from $499.
2026-06-27
www.tweaktown.com
2026-06-27
TweakTown
Micron has signed agreements locking in record-high memory prices with major customers through 2030
Micron has locked in 16 non-cancellable agreements through 2030 with $22 billion in deposits, and the RAMpocalypse, it seems, has a five-year contract.
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Hassam Nasir
Tech Reporter
Published Jun 26, 2026 6:40 PM CDT
2-minute read time
TL;DR: Micron has secured 16 non-cancellable agr
2026-06-26
www.barrons.com
2026-06-26
Barron's
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2026-06-25
news.futunn.com
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
www.theregister.com
2026-06-25
The Register
SYSTEMS
Micron locks in historically high memory prices for five years
Big buyers agree to deals that will deliver historically enormous margins and profits
Simon Sharwood
APAC Editor
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Published Thu 25 Jun 2026 // 02:07 UTC
Memory-maker Micron has found a way to keep prices for its products sky-high for another five years, by signing 16 “strategic customer agreements” (SCAs) that include a fl
2026-06-22
tomshardware.com
2026-06-22
Luke James
DDR2 contract prices rose 55% to 60% in the second quarter of the year and are projected to climb another 35% to 40% in the third.
2026-06-22
digitimes.com
2026-06-22
AI-driven memory price spikes are presenting a challenge for Samsung's smartphone business, with rising component prices eroding the affordability of its budget phones. At the same time, Samsung is seeking to use its new AI features to encourage new device purchases as memory prices dampen smartphone sales globally.
2026-06-21
digitimes.com
2026-06-21
Taiwan's memory chip designers are heading into a sharply stronger 2026 as rising memory prices and a wave of AI-driven demand push the industry away from consumer electronics and toward higher-value data center and AI applications.
2026-06-18
digitimes.com
2026-06-18
Taiwan's listed semiconductor manufacturers reported strong May revenue figures, with a sweeping recovery in DRAM prices and rising artificial intelligence infrastructure spending lifting most of the sector's 27 tracked companies to double-digit year-on-year gains.
2026-06-12
digitimes.com
2026-06-12
Powerlogic reported that a surge in demand for AI servers, a reallocation of supply-chain resources, higher memory prices, and delayed consumer upgrade cycles reduced short-term sales, pressuring its May results and revenues for the first five months of the year. The company disclosed May revenue of NT$63.87 million (US$2 million), down 29.37% month-over-month, and cumulative revenue for the first