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32GB RAM Prices Blow Past $1,200: AI Is Eating Up All the Wafer Capacity, So Micron Just Killed Crucial
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32GB RAM Prices Blow Past $1,200: AI Is Eating Up All the Wafer Capacity, So Micron Just Killed Crucial

DDR5 prices have quintupled in six months, and Micron even axed its own consumer RAM brand Crucial to chase AI orders. The root cause of this price surge isn't a supply shortage—it's that AI companies worldwide have bought up all the wafer capacity.

SK Hynix Drops $38.1B on New Fabs — PC and Phone Buyers Won't Catch a Break Until 2029
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SK Hynix Drops $38.1B on New Fabs — PC and Phone Buyers Won't Catch a Break Until 2029

SK Hynix has announced a 54 trillion won investment to build two new memory fabs, going all-in on AI data center demand. But production won't ramp up until 2029 at the earliest, meaning memory prices for everyday PCs and phones won't be easing up anytime soon.