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Thursday 2 October 2025
Samsung ex-employees indicted for leaking DRAM tech to CXMT
Seoul prosecutors have arrested and indicted three former employees of Samsung Electronics for allegedly leaking advanced nanoscale DRAM process technology to China's Changxin Memory...
Friday 26 September 2025
YMTC joins DRAM arena to ease China's AI memory crunch
China's growing demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is reshaping its chip sector. Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), long centered on NAND flash, is planning to expand into...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Samsung pushes DRAM to record highs, SK Hynix scales up, CXMT struggles on DDR5
Samsung and SK Hynix are accelerating DRAM wafer production as demand rebounds and prices climb, while China's CXMT falls behind in the DDR5 transition, limiting its ability to compete...
Tuesday 23 September 2025
China policy containment eases DDR5 price fears as Taiwan's DDR4 supply sells out
China's AI-driven supply chain expansion is reshaping the DRAM landscape. CXMT, the country's top DRAM producer, will pivot entirely to DDR5, LPDDR5, and high-bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Monday 15 September 2025
CXMT breaks into CXL memory, putting Samsung and SK Hynix on edge
China's DRAM maker CXMT is reportedly developing compute express link (CXL) DRAM modules, a move that could escalate rivalry with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as the CXL market...
Thursday 11 September 2025
CXMT said to target 2026 HBM3E mass production, narrowing gap with Samsung and SK Hynix to 2 years
China's state-backed DRAM maker CXMT is rapidly advancing in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a market long controlled by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Citing SemiAnalysis, South...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Commentary: YMTC's 3D DRAM push challenges CXMT and global memory leaders
China's push to localize its memory supply chain is gathering momentum. YMTC has begun trial production at its first fully localized NAND flash fab, while market chatter indicates...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
China's YMTC moves into DRAM, teams with CXMT to target HBM market
Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. (YMTC), China's largest NAND flash producer, is expanding into the DRAM sector as part of Beijing's broader drive to compete in advanced memory markets...
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Commentary: CXMT targets HBM3 by 2026 as Trump redefines chip trade calculus

Like advanced AI processors, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has been a target of US export curbs under former President Joe Biden. HBM...

Tuesday 19 August 2025
China's memory makers adopt domestic EDA: Empyrean in spotlight
China's semiconductor sector is intensifying its localization push. As ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technology Corp. (YMTC) ramp up mass production of DRAM...
Monday 18 August 2025
Huawei tests China's first HBM3 as CXMT accelerates expansion to counter supply squeeze
China's push for self-reliance in artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors is running into fresh obstacles as Washington tightens controls on advanced memory. In response, ChangXin...
Friday 15 August 2025
China's CXMT resumes big-ticket chip investments to expand DDR5, fast-track HBM3 output
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has restarted major facility investments to ramp up DRAM output and fast-track high-bandwidth memory (HBM) development, highlighting Beijing's...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Global DDR5 market pressured by CXMT's ramp-up
After a strong showing in the first half of 2025, driven by AI infrastructure investments and data center expansion, prices for DDR5 DRAM are projected to fall significantly in early...
Friday 1 August 2025
US sanctions stall CXMT's DRAM expansion, giving Samsung and SK Hynix breathing room
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's leading DRAM manufacturer, is under renewed pressure as the US escalates export controls on advanced chipmaking equipment. The tightened...
Thursday 31 July 2025
SK Hynix secures top spot as competition heats up in DRAM market
SK Hynix has solidified its position as the global market leader after achieving record performance in the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market. However, China's leading memory chipmaker,...