… The DRAM industry has faced price-fixing cases before The lawsuit arrives against the backdrop of earlier DRAM antitrust cases. Samsung and Hynix pleaded guilty in the 2000s to participating in a DRAM price-fixing conspiracy investigated by the U.S. …
… Memory pricing has become the main pressure point, as rising NAND and DRAM costs push component expenses higher and take up a larger share of the iPhone bill of materials. …
… However, the sheer size of Apple& 039;s manufacturing effort means its products aren& 039;t affected by pricing as much as others. Its long-term supply chain deals means it locks in the cost of modules at specific levels, while others may see more immediate pricing fluctuations. …
… The deal and such announcements have already seen Intel's stock price rise dramatically. …
… Tim Cook in Japan, visiting Inoue, which manufactures Apple Watch Ultra bands - image credit: Tim Cook But it was under Tim Cook that Apple moved to its own Apple Silicon, and the result was dramatic. …
… Here& 039;s all you need to know about the long-running courtroom drama, updated on April 17, 2026. …