US announces new restrictions on chip tech exports to Chinese clients
The United States announced new regulations limiting the export of semiconductors and chip fabrication equipment to China. Website Protocol reports that some of the restrictions will go into action right away while others will be released in the following weeks.
The first set of measures is aime... Read more
Memory chip prices fall after COVID surge
Prices have dropped by almost a third from their highs during the pandemic.
Memory chip prices saw a giant rise throughout the pandemic. Now, prices have come down to levels that suggest the demand boom is likely over, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The average contract pri... Read more
Memory prices may dive in late 2022, according to a report by Gartner
DRAM and NAND flash prices are set to fall precipitously in the second half of 2022, according to an analysis by Gartner.
In a memo published last week and obtained by reporters from The Register, the firm predicts flooding of the memory chips market, as demand eases and supply take off again. I... Read more
Samsung begins making faster DRAM chips for next-generation handsets
Samsung announced on August 30th that they had begun mass producing their most advanced Dynamic Random-Access Memory chips yet. The 16 GB LPDDR5 DRAM chips are designed for mobile devices and are manufactured at the company's South Korean Pyeongtaek plant.
They are using a process that incorpora... Read more