Major memory module manufacturer says: 'Trust me, we're not laughing our way to the bank'

To be clear, Patriot is a module manufacturer in the memory space, not a chip manufacturer. There are precious few of those, ...

HP reportedly eyes Chinese suppliers for DRAM as global shortage sparks shake-up — analyst says memory chips are commodities that can easily be replaced

A tech analyst claims that HP told the Bank of America that it's considering buying memory chips from China to help alleviate ...

Gigabyte debuts a consumer motherboard which supports 256GB DDR5 in dual channel — but you may need to sell a kidney to buy the memory

The new Gigabyte Z890 AORUS motherboard achieves 256GB DDR5-7200 at full capacity, yet raises serious questions about ...
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Boxes of 100 server-grade DDR5 memory now cost as much as property in Shanghai in China spot market — single 256GB server sticks now over $5,700

In China’s spot market, vendors are quoting prices that put a box of 100 high-capacity DDR5 server memory modules at roughly ...
Network World

SOCAMM memory gains ground as AI data centers proliferate

Samsung last month unveiled a SOCAMM2 LPDDR5-based memory module designed specifically for AI data center platforms.

Nothing will “inevitably” hike smartphone prices because of rising memory costs.

That’s according to Nothing CEO Carl Pei, who, in a big post on X, also said that: > Memory is fast becoming one of the most expensive smartphone components and potentially the single largest cost ...
TweakTown

Goodbye, SO-DIMM: CAMM2 is here to replace you with 192GB+ capacities, huge space savings

We heard about CAMM memory modules last year, but now JEDEC has published the new CAMM2 memory module standard that will find us receiving higher capacities, higher speeds, and massive space savings.
TweakTown

256GB of RAM costs $5700 in China, you'd need only 100 modules to buy a small house in Shanghai

China's spot market price for 256GB DDR5 memory has burst over $5700 (!!!), where just 100 modules of 256GB DDR5 would buy a ...

The AI race is causing a memory chip shortage — and that's bad news for the smartphone and PC industries

As AI companies snap up memory chips, smartphone and PC makers face higher costs and tighter supply — which could lead to ...
CNET

No easy way to diagnose a bad memory module

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...