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AI boom pushes Samsung to $1T (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-06 | by Kate Park | get Samsung Galaxy S23 → | tags: samsung, artificial intelligence, tsmc

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Samsung crosses $1 trillion valuation as AI frenzy drives historic rally, lifting shares over 15% (cnbc.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lee Ying Shan | get Samsung Galaxy S23 → | tags: samsung electronics, ai stocks, tsmc

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Samsung crossses $1 trillion valuation as AI frenzy drives historic rally, lifting shares over 15% (cnbc.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lee Ying Shan | get Samsung Galaxy S23 → | tags: samsung, tsmc, apple

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AMD expects 20% decline in gaming revenue from 'higher memory and component costs' in the second half of the year — CEO Lisa Su warns of further memory crunch (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jake Roach | get AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D → | tags: amd, ryzen, micron

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DDR6 development begins as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron target 2028-2029 launch (techspot.com)

2026-05-05 | get DDR6 RAM Kit → | tags: ddr6, samsung, sk hynix

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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 APU could arrive with 192GB of unified memory — leaked PassMark benchmarks suggest modest update over Strix Halo (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Kunal Khullar | get AMD Ryzen AI Max RAM Kit → | tags: amd ryzen ai max+ pro, passmark benchmarks, gorgon halo

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Samsung and SK hynix warn AI-driven memory shortages could last until 2027 and beyond, as HBM demand explodes — customers already reserving supply years ahead, while the wider DRAM market begins to tighten (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-30 | by Etiido Uko | get Samsung 32GB DDR5 RAM → | tags: samsung, sk hynix, hbm

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The RAM shortage could get even worse if Samsung labor protests cut production (theverge.com)

2026-04-24 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Samsung DDR4 RAM Kit → | tags: ram, samsung, sk hynix

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Union rally causes Samsung fab production to plummet by 58% during night shift as workers demand up to $400,000 bonuses — updated figures show over 40,000 people attended rally for better pay and bonuses (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-24 | by Jowi Morales | get Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra → | tags: samsung, memory fab, chip foundry

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Samsung workers threaten strike, demand share of $38 billion AI memory windfall (techspot.com)

2026-04-24 | get Samsung Memory Upgrade Kit → | tags: samsung, sk hynix, micron

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Labor unrest at Samsung may worsen memory chip supply issues (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-23 | by Kate Park | get Samsung DDR4 RAM → | tags: samsung electronics, memory chip, sk hynix

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More than 30,000 Samsung union members take to the streets to demand an average bonus of $400,000 per worker — May 21 strike date looms, union points to rival SK hynix granting higher bonuses to its employees (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-23 | by Jowi Morales | get Samsung Union Worker Bonus Kit → | tags: samsung, sk hynix, ai profits

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SK Hynix posts record first-quarter profit, in line with estimates as memory prices climb (cnbc.com)

2026-04-22 | by Dylan Butts | get Memory Storage Upgrade Kit → | tags: sk hynix, memory chips, artificial intelligence

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AI boom drives SK Hynix to pay $477,000 bonus per employee (techspot.com)

2026-04-21 | get AI-powered Data Storage Kit → | tags: sk hynix, ai boom, memory prices

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Every SK hynix employee could receive $477,000 bonuses this year, almost $900,000 next year — 35,000 workers reportedly set to benefit from share of $169 billion projected operating profit (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Luke James | get SK hynix Employee Bonus Pack → | tags: sk hynix, samsung electronics, ai chip

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Company discards 32GB server RAM sticks worth $20,000 (techspot.com)

2026-04-20 | get Corsair Vengeance DDR4 RAM → | tags: sk hynix, ddr4, server ram

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$20,000 in 32GB RAM sticks saved from the dumpster are now worth a fortune — seventy-two DDR4-2666 ECC RDIMMs were about to turn into e-waste (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Jowi Morales | get Corsair Vengeance DDR4 RAM → | tags: hp enterprise, sk hynix, ddr4-2666

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The RAM shortage could last years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Corsair Vengeance RAM Kit → | tags: ram shortage, samsung, sk hynix

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The RAM shortage could last years (theverge.com)

2026-04-18 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Corsair Vengeance RAM Kit → | tags: ram shortage, samsung, sk hynix

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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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Micron stock sinks 10%, further cratering in post-earnings sell-off (cnbc.com)

2026-03-30 | by Lola Murti | get Micron Memory Card → | tags: micron, samsung, sk hynix

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Memory chip giant SK hynix could help end ‘RAMmageddon’ with blockbuster US IPO (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-27 | by Kate Park | get SK hynix DDR4 RAM → | tags: sk hynix, us ipo, high-bandwidth memory

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Micron's $24 billion Singapore fab could need 500 transformers, more than double the output of any single manufacturer — heavy electrical infrastructure the latest AI buildout bottleneck (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-25 | by Luke James | get Heavy-Duty Transformer Kit → | tags: micron, singapore fab, ai servers

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SK Hynix files confidentially for U.S. listing as it rides 'unprecedented growth' in memory market (cnbc.com)

2026-03-25 | by Dylan Butts | get SK Hynix Memory Module → | tags: sk hynix, u.s. securities and exchange commission, memory market

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SK hynix places record $8 billion order for ASML EUV lithography machines — should pay for up to 30 EUV machines over two years, serving HBM and advanced DRAM production (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-24 | by Luke James | get ASML EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, euv lithography, sk hynix

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SK Hynix boss says the memory chip shortage is going to last until 2030 (techspot.com)

2026-03-19 | get High-Performance DDR5 RAM → | tags: sk hynix, chey tae-won, memory chip

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Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock — SK hynix forced to diversify after 30% of global supply removed from the market (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-12 | by Luke James | get Helium Gas Tank → | tags: helium, sk hynix, qatargas

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The memory stock cycle of boom-bust-repeat is over, executives say (cnbc.com)

2026-03-11 | by Kristina Partsinevelos | get Memory Chip Storage Kit → | tags: micron, sandisk, sk hynix

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The War on Iran Puts Global Chip Supplies and AI Expansion at Risk (wired.com)

2026-03-06 | by Carla Sertin | get Microchip → | tags: qatarenergy, samsung electronics, sk hynix

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CXMT has been offering DDR4 chips at about half the prevailing market rate (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-21 | by Jie Ye-Eun | get DDR4 → | tags: ddr4, cxmt, samsung electronics