SSD expert shares some worrying truths about Chinese chip makers β and I think this could be more bad news for the RAM crisis
SK Hynix samples 12-high HBM4E memory modules to customers SK Hynix has officially confirmed that it has started shipping samples of its new HBM4E memory technology to customers, a next-generation memory technology for AI and other use cases. These new memory modules use a 12-high memory stack and feature a capacity of 48GB per memory [β¦]
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SK Hynix has commenced sampling of its next-gen HBM4E memory, offering up to 16 Gbps speeds and 48 GB capacities. SK Hynix Races Samsung In Sampling First HBM4E DRAM Modules For Next-Gen AI Solutions The acceleration in AI has pushed DRAM manufacturers to dial up their development plans. As such, SK Hynix is racing its rival Samsung to deliver the first HBM4E memory solutions to partners who will be using it to power their next-generation datacenters. The HBM4E memory will play a crucial role for next-gen datacenters as it will power some heavy-weight chips, NVIDIA Rubin Ultra, and AMD Instinct [β¦]
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That memory chips are scarce at the moment is hardly news that raises eyebrows these days. Even so, there appears to be a bit of desperation in the air that was not an elemental presence as recently as just a few weeks back. As a case in point, consider the latest tidbit: Google might procure memory chips from China's CXMT, upending the monopolistic dynamics in the memory sphere, and potentially opening a floodgate of similar deals. Google might tap China's upstart memory player, CXMT, as a hedge against the so-called Big 3: Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron According to the [β¦]
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Apple was, until recently, the last bastion of price stability, even as a tsunami of memory-induced price hikes has continued to sweep across wide swathes of the global consumer electronics sphere. Alas! No longer. Apple now appears to have surrendered to the inevitable price hikes after trying to swim against the tide for a few quarters. Apple's Tim Cook had warned that the June-ending quarter would see a "substantial" increase in memory costs, and now the company appears to be capitulating to the inevitable price hikes Apple's Tim Cook has just declared to the Wall Street Journal that price increases [β¦]
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MSI is fully supporting HUDIMM technology on its Intel DDR5 motherboards MSI has confirmed that it has completed a βcomprehensive rolloutβ of BIOS updates to enable DDR5 HUDIMM module support across its Intel 600, 700, and 800 series motherboards. This has enabled HUDIMM support with Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Arrow Lake series CPUs. DDR5 [β¦]
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