The lawsuit also raises concerns regarding how insulated the three big DRAM producers have become over time. Building even one DRAM fabrication plant costs billions of dollars and takes years, never mind the expertise required to keep one running. Although Chinese DRAM manufacturers like CXMT and YMTC are slowly picking up Steam, export and supply controls imposed by the US don't help the situation. The result? It's almost impossible for anyone to step in and compete with the big three manufacturers.
"DRAM oligopolists" are working together to inflate prices and choke supply, claims new lawsuit…The lawsuit also notes that the companies were found guilty of price-fixing DRAM in the past. Back in 2005, Samsung agreed to plead guilty and pay a $300 million fine for…
…Action Lawsuit "The DRAM oligopolists have simultaneously cut production, coordinated a pivot to HBM and exit from DDR3 and DDR4, and otherwise decreased and locked up conventional DRAM supply while prices charged…
…action lawsuit alleges another cause: collusion and price-fixing. Filed in the US district court of Northern California, the complaint alleges "concerted anticompetitive behavior by three Oligopolists" in the DRAM market, naming…
…In 2005, two Samsung executives and one Hynix America executive were indicted by a San Francisco jury for DRAM price-fixing and “bid-rigging.” Bid-rigging can take many forms, but in…
…Read all comments on Apple Sourcing iPhone 18 DRAM From CXMT Won’t Fix Supply Or Pricing Issues, Says Analyst, But Ultimate Reason For Securing A Deal Is Minimizing Shortage Risk
…That's on top of accusations that they have been fixing supplies and prices since 2022. Lawyers claim that the trio has cut the supply of consumer – or 'conventional' – DRAM in defiance…
…for allegedly fixing the supply and prices of memory. The lawsuit accuses the trio of reducing its supply of DDR3 and DDR4 RAM, leading to a sharp increase in price for consumers…
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