System builders are panic-buying memory, and it could spark a chip shortage through 2027
The AI boom is triggering a global DRAM crunch, and consumers are about to feel it
SK hynix merges DRAM and NAND into a single package for faster AI performance
A novel packaging technology may soon come to fruition
Data centers are now hoarding SSDs as hard drive supplies dry up
Enterprise HDDs are now backordered, shift to QLC SSDs trigger fears of imminent price hikes
AI boom drives record 172% surge in DRAM prices as shortages hit memory market
A bigger yearly jump than gold
SK Hynix sells out DRAM, NAND, and HBM capacity into 2026 amid AI frenzy
South Korean memory giant extends lead over Samsung and Micron
Memory and storage prices will only get worse, Adata CEO says
Rising AI demand pushes up prices for DRAM, NAND, SSDs, and HDDs
The big picture: Multiple manufacturers have recently frozen or hiked memory and storage prices as demand from AI data centers surges, and executives warn the situation may get worse before it gets better. Across the industry, AI and cloud giants are displacing traditional memory makers, while DDR4 RAM – once the backbone of PCs and servers – is slowly being phased out. The result is a perfect storm that's upending supply chains and reshaping the economics of the memory market.
Upcoming UFS 5.0 standard will more than double smartphone storage speeds
High-speed 10.8 GB/s mobile storage poised to rival PC performance
Samsung follows Micron and SanDisk raising DRAM and NAND flash prices by up to 30%
Prepare to pay more for your memory and storage upgrade
Samsung and SK Hynix suffer significant blow to their chipmaking activities in China
The US is making it harder to produce chips in China
SanDisk and SK hynix partner on High Bandwidth Flash, promising up to 16× more memory for AI GPUs compared to HBM
Forward-looking: SanDisk introduced its High Bandwidth Flash solution earlier this year, vowing to bring unprecedented capabilities to the NAND Flash market. Now, the US corporation is working with South Korean foundry SK Hynix to try to turn the HBF dream into reality.
DDR5 price surge slows as DRAM market heads for stabilization in Q3 2025
DDR4 sees renewed interest as DDR5 prices plateau
SK hynix finalizes acquisition of Intel's NAND business, takes full control of Solidigm
Intel's exit from NAND market marks another strategic pivot to growth areas
What just happened? Intel and SK hynix have finalized an $8.85 billion deal that transfers Intel's NAND flash memory business to the South Korean semiconductor giant, marking the completion of a multi-year transaction that began in 2020. The final phase of the acquisition concluded with SK hynix making a $1.9 billion payment to Intel.
Memory makers cut production as NAND flash prices slide
Flash memory prices keep falling, but AI and high-capacity storage may fuel recovery
SanDisk's new High Bandwidth Flash memory combines 3D NAND capacity with HBM-like bandwidth
Offers 8-16x more capacity per stack than current HBM implementations
What just happened? At its first big investor event since breaking off from Western Digital, SanDisk unveiled something it's been cooking up to take a bite out of the hot AI market. The company has a new memory architecture called high-bandwidth flash that fuses the massive storage capacity of 3D NAND with the kind of bandwidth offered by HBM.
Breakthrough 3D NAND flash etching technique could turbocharge SSD production
Cryogenic hydrogen fluoride plasma etches 3D NAND layers at least twice as fast
SK Hynix beats Samsung by launching its 321-layer TLC NAND flash memory first
The South Korean manufacturer is the first to come out with it
Samsung is prepping 400-layer V-NAND for future 16TB SSD storage and PCIe 5.0 performance
Rival SK Hynix is also working on 400-layer NAND
Kioxia set to show off pioneering DRAM, SCM, and 3D NAND tech
All in the early stages, but they sound promising
SSD Prices Have Stabilized, Breaking the Upward Trend
For the first time this year, we can no longer say that SSD prices keep on rising. While some drives are slightly more expensive, others have dropped in price, which is always good news.
DRAM and NAND flash revenues set to soar 75% as AI demand continues to surge
Sadly, it'll likely lead to a rise in memory prices which could trickle down to retail
Micron becomes first in industry to ship 9th-gen TLC NAND
The company can't seem to stop breaking records
Denser QLC NAND storage could pave the way for 2TB iPhones
Performance and endurance could suffer, however
How Much VRAM is Enough for PC Gaming?
Graphics card memory, or VRAM, has been a hot topic of discussion as of late because we're not getting enough of it. Here's our latest testing of GPUs and VRAM capacity at 8GB, 12GB and 16GB.
Massive SSD density boost is on the horizon thanks to Kioxia's 1,000-layer NAND plan
Is it a bit too ambitious?