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| Memory prices soar, prompting buyers to stockpile |
11/18/2025 |
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Memory prices, driven by DDR4 and DDR5, have surged, causing users to buy and hoard memory after they receive quotes, according to Yicai Global. Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology and SK Hynix have responded with substantial capital expenditures focused on process technology and high-value products rather than increasing capacity.
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| Apple May Name New CEO Early Next Year |
11/18/2025 |
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Cook has been at the helm of the company since 2011, when he took over for co-founder Steve Jobs. His potential departure has nothing to do with Apple's financial performance, the FT reports.
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| SK hynix merges DRAM and NAND into a single package for faster AI performance |
11/13/2025 |
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A novel packaging technology may soon come to fruition. SK hynix is developing a new type of computer memory aimed at accelerating local workloads. The High-Bandwidth Storage memory expands on the previously introduced High Bandwidth Flash technology by combining mobile DRAM and NAND Flash components in devices for portable computing.
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| Arm's DreamBig buy may signal shift to selling its own chips |
11/13/2025 |
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Arm has acquired DreamBig Semiconductor for $265 million, potentially signaling a shift toward building its own chips to capitalize on AI and data center demand. DreamBig, known for chiplet technology and high-performance accelerator solutions, brings its Mars chiplet platform and Mercury AI-SuperNIC to Arm, raising questions about whether Arm will license DreamBig's designs or commercialize them as full chips.
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| Google Killed Connectivity on Older Nest Thermostats |
11/12/2025 |
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. This Community Project Wants to Revive Them: "Your thermostat shouldn't become e-waste because some corporation decided to flip the kill switch. Your phone shouldn't be locked down to prevent you from accessing your own device. This is about taking back control."
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| Micron stays on track with N.Y. fab, accelerates Idaho project |
11/12/2025 |
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Micron Technology is proceeding with its chipmaking fabs in New York as scheduled, according to the company's latest Environmental Impact Statement. The first fab's construction is scheduled to begin late next year and is expected to be completed by 2028, with operations commencing in 2029. Micron also plans to accelerate its Idaho fabs and reallocate CHIPS Act funding to that project.
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