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China's YMTC aims to become the world's largest NAND maker by the end of 2027, report says — company plans to overtake Samsung and SK hynix (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-27 | by Luke James | tags: ymtc, nand flash, samsung

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Enterprise SSDs now consume 48% of global NAND flash supply (techspot.com)

2026-08-14 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: samsung, sk hynix, enterprise ssd

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SK hynix is now Kioxia's biggest shareholder, but taking control won't be easy (techspot.com)

2026-08-14 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: sk hynix, kioxia, nand flash

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YMTC breaks into the top three NAND makers for the first time as AI servers swallow 48% of all flash — Chinese vendor has 14% share, according to research (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Luke James | tags: ymtc, nand flash, counterpoint research

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SK Hynix second-quarter revenue more than triples — but misses estimates (cnbc.com)

2026-07-29 | by Jenny Lee | tags: sk hynix, ai servers, drama

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Adata chairman says DRAM shortage will last another 10 years — dismisses AI bubble talk until '2040 or 2050' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-22 | by Luke James | tags: adata, tsmc, dram

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NAND shortages could finally ease in 2027, but ADATA warns the DRAM crisis may last another 10 years (techspot.com)

2026-07-21 | by Rob Thubron | tags: nand flash, adata, drama shortages

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Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix shares tumble over 7% as chip rout spreads from Wall Street (cnbc.com)

2026-07-02 | by Jenny Lee | get Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 → | tags: samsung electronics, sk hynix, chip manufacturing

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AMD takes over MEXT for memory tiering tech that enables flash to appear as DRAM to applications — tech to 'address growing memory constraints' in the data center (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Anton Shilov | get AMD Ryzen 7 7800X → | tags: amd, mext, nand flash

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AMD takes over MEXT to 'address growing memory constraints' in the data center — memory tiering technology enables flash to appear as DRAM to applications (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Anton Shilov | get AMD Radeon Memory Module → | tags: amd, mext, memory tiering

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Record-high pricing pushes SSD and memory makers to borrow $880 million just to afford buying chips — Adata, TeamGroup, and others take on substantial debt to survive shortages (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Luke James | get Crucial Ballistix DDR4 RAM → | tags: adata, teamgroup, dram

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Samsung 990 Pro gets discount of over $200 from recent highs — grab the 2TB model for $429.99 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Kunal Khullar | get Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, pcie gen 5, nvme

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A Samsung factory strike may push DRAM and NAND prices even higher (techspot.com)

2026-04-28 | get Samsung DDR4 RAM → | tags: samsung, dram, nand flash

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447 TB/cm² at zero retention energy – atomic-scale memory on fluorographane (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | by Toli | get Atomic-scale Memory Kit → | tags: fluorographane, memory architecture, nand flash

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The AI RAM shortage is also driving up SSD prices (theverge.com)

2026-04-08 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Samsung 970 Evo SSD → | tags: wd black sn850x, samsung, sk hynix

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The average smartphone will get more storage in 2026, despite price hikes (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-24 | get Samsung 512GB EVO Plus SSD → | tags: smartphone storage, nand flash, android authority

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Report: AI requirements could push higher smartphone storage in 2026 amid supply constraints (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-23 | by Marcus Mendes | get Smartphone Storage Expansion Kit → | tags: nand flash, apple, huawei

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Samsung ends Galaxy Z TriFold sales three months after launch (engadget.com)

2026-03-16 | get Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 Case → | tags: samsung, galaxy z trifold, dram

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How to protect yourself from bad external SSDs during the PC hardware apocalypse – newer drives will definitely cost more, and some may offer up shockingly poor performance (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Matt Safford | get SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD → | tags: external ssd, ai hyperscalers, orico drive

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Data Has Weight but Only on SSDs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-04 | by .Wp-Block-Post-Author-Name Box-Sizing Border-Box | get Solid State Drive → | tags: ssds, nand flash, linux