The United States has approved annual licences allowing South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to ship chipmaking equipment to their factories in China throughout 2026, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The decision offers temporary relief to the two major memory chipmakers at a time of heightened scrutiny over technology exports to […]
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AI boom sparks global memory chip crisis, prices soar
The global AI boom is causing a severe memory chip shortage. Tech companies struggle to secure supplies, and prices are soaring. The shortage threatens AI projects, consumer electronics, and digital infrastructure worldwide. Memory chips, including DRAM and high-bandwidth memory (HBM), are in short supply. Microsoft, Google, ByteDance, and other giants compete for limited stock. Japanese […]