Two companies make most of the memory chips inside of our devices (and they're being sued again)

Of all the electronics out there, just two companies (along with a smaller third) make most of the RAM that goes into them, ...
Houston Chronicle

Buy now or weep later: Memory pricing jacking up the cost of everything with RAM

If you’ve been thinking about buying a new computer and figuring you’d score an after-holidays deal, you may want to rethink that strategy. That’s because Random Access Memory, or RAM, chips are ...
CNET

Cheaper Phones Will Be Harder to Find This Year and in 2027, Analysts Warn

Analyst Zaker Li said that for phones in that price range, memory manufacturing costs have nearly doubled between the third ...

Thanks, AI companies: Sub-$400 phones could see a huge decline due to RAM crisis

Research firm Omdia has forecasted a bleak future for the sub-$400 smartphone segment, largely due to the RAM crisis. However ...

Here's how much more expensive your devices have gotten thanks to AI

The worldwide AI data center build-out has created an incredible amount of demand for both components. Memory sup ...
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Why memory prices are rising in 2026 and why it affects every device you buy

If you’ve noticed that your next smartphone, laptop, or PC upgrade suddenly costs noticeably more than it did a year ago, you’re seeing the effects of the 2026 memory supply shortage play out in real ...
ZDNet

How much RAM does your PC need in 2026? My advice after using Windows and Mac for years

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Semiconductor Engineering

Emerging NVM: Review Of Emerging Memory Materials And Device Architectures

A new technical paper titled “Emerging Nonvolatile Memory Technologies in the Future of Microelectronics” was published by researchers at Texas A&M University, University of Massachusetts and USC.
Forbes

As AI Eats Up The World’s Chips, Memory Prices Take The Hit

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...