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Lenovo says the 'RAMageddon' is the new normal, outlines survival guide — at ISC 2026 an exec said 'it will never be like it was last year'

…The company reportedly argued that even as significant new manufacturing capacity comes online beginning around 2028, demand from AI infrastructure is expected to absorb much of that additional output, preventing DRAM and…

Jun 28, 2026 · Zak Killian

More GPU price hikes loom for Asia as Japanese distributor warns of new increases — CFD Sales signals 20% to 40% higher prices on Gigabyte graphics card orders starting this month

…Due to a price revision by the manufacturer, we will be implementing a price revision (increase) for GIGABYTE VGA products, effective for orders placed from August 1, 2026. The affected products will…

Aug 4, 2026 · Zhiye Liu

Taiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Super Micro smuggling case

…According to a fresh report from Bloomberg , the trio is accused of forging shipping documents to sneak AI servers manufactured by US-based Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro) into China, Hong Kong…

May 21, 2026 · Zak Killian

Samsung meeting transcripts show memory workers offered incredible 607% bonus worth $477,000, while logic chip staff get as little as 50% — union says misbalance 'creates a retention crisis the company cannot afford'

…Samsung is the only major semiconductor company that designs logic chips, manufactures them on a contract basis, and produces its own memory. That integrated model underpins a long-standing ambition to challenge…

May 18, 2026 · Luke James

Sony doubles down on axing physical game discs — CFO reiterates 'we’re going to cautiously move this forward'

…After this date, the company will no longer manufacture physical media for new game releases. This decision gives PlayStation fans and retailers a little over a year and a half to prepare…

Aug 1, 2026 · Zhiye Liu

Elon Musk receives FTC greenlight to buy Mesh Optical as interconnects emerge as AI's tightest bottleneck — the move will expand Musk's growing stack of critical AI infrastructure

…So, why is Musk — who is simultaneously building the world's largest multibillion-dollar semiconductor manufacturing facility and an 11-million-square-foot orbital data center factory — seeking to own a company…

Jul 9, 2026 · Etiido Uko

Chinese memory maker CXMT enters mainstream consumer memory with Corsair Vengeance DDR5 kit — Chinese-made DRAM emerges as an antidote for crushing shortages

…that Corsair is shifting around its suppliers. CXMT might seem like an unusual choice, but the company is well-positioned for this transition. See, unlike the major DRAM manufacturers, CXMT doesn't…

May 22, 2026 · Hassam Nasir

Why now is the best time to jump on the OLED monitor bandwagon — breaking down new-gen panel tech and our top burn-in prevention tips

…Each OLED monitor manufacturer has their own specific tools for dealing with the same issues. For example, Asus offers Pixel Shift technology, controls for adjusting logo brightness, manual Pixel Cleaning, and automatic…

May 18, 2026 · Brandon Hill

Commodore drops Callback flip phone by $100 by defaulting to recycled memory chips and unbundling the earphones — Callback 8020 drops to $399 as skyrocketing memory prices punish smartphone buyers

…Memory contract prices rose by 90% to 95% in the first quarter of 2026, after Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron shifted production toward high-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators, leaving less capacity…

Jun 27, 2026 · Luke James

Tower Semiconductor revives shuttered Panasonic-era fab in $3 billion Japan photonics expansion — METI-backed plan targets $3.6 billion revenue by 2028

…Tower entered Japan in 2014 by buying 51% of Panasonic's three-fab semiconductor manufacturing operation, and Panasonic sold its remaining stake to Nuvoton in 2020. Under the March agreement , Tower takes…

Jul 16, 2026 · Luke James

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