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Wednesday 4 November 2026
AI flash could cost 90% less per GB to make than HBM4 but squeeze NAND supply
High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) could give AI accelerators more memory at roughly one-tenth the manufacturing cost per gigabyte of HBM4. But producing it could consume far more wafer capacity...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
GigaDevice sees tight niche DRAM supply, slower price gains
AI demand continues to heat up while major global memory makers shift capacity toward higher-value products, keeping niche memory supplies tight in the near term. China-based IC design...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
US chip curbs on China complicate SK Hynix's US$45 billion NAND plan
SK Hynix's plans for a US$45 billion NAND investment in New York face a regulatory hurdle as Washington holds back approval for American chipmaking equipment needed at the company's...
Friday 30 October 2026
Sandisk sees 60–90GB of NAND per CPU in AI agent workloads
Sandisk sees demand for roughly 60 to 90 gigabytes of NAND flash per CPU in certain AI inference and agent-orchestration applications, as customers rethink how they use different memory...
Friday 30 October 2026
Sandisk says customers are coming back for more NAND
Sandisk says AI infrastructure customers are returning to secure more NAND flash after underestimating their storage requirements, even as its pipeline of prospective long-term supply...
Friday 30 October 2026
Silicon Motion posts fourth straight revenue record, eyes 100% 2026 growth
Silicon Motion Technology reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of about US$560 million, marking a record high for the fourth consecutive quarter. Revenue rose 24% quarter-over-quarter...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Macronix halts NOR expansion, phases out ROM, bets NT$30B expansion on eMMC NAND
Macronix International posted record profits in the third quarter of 2026, surpassing $10 billion for the first time in company history. Chairman Miin-Chyou Wu announced that the company...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix's Solidigm ties US$45B US NAND fab to Washington nod on China tool upgrade
Solidigm, the US-based subsidiary of SK Hynix, is in talks with the US Department of Commerce over a potential US$45 billion investment in a new NAND flash memory fabrication plant,...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix's next AI memory bet isn't HBM
SK Hynix is turning to high-bandwidth flash (HBF) to address growing memory bottlenecks in AI inference, as increasingly complex AI agents generate more data than can be economically...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Macronix posts record 3Q26 profit as gross margin hits 70%
Memory maker Macronix International set a new quarterly record in the third quarter of 2026, with gross margin reaching 70.5% and net profit after tax totaling NT$109.5 billion (approx...
Thursday 22 October 2026
PSMC raises mature-node prices again, targets 20% increase in 2027
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of NT$21.3 billion (US$654.3 million), up 23% quarter-over-quarter, as higher foundry prices, a stronger...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Samsung reportedly overhauls DRAM, NAND R&D incentives to retain talent and accelerate next-gen memory chips
Samsung Electronics is reportedly restructuring its semiconductor research operations and performance-based compensation system to accelerate next-generation DRAM and NAND flash development,...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly upgrading China NAND fabs to fend off YMTC amid softening US stance
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are upgrading their NAND flash factories in China to make chips with more than 200 layers, Reuters reported on October 21, citing four people...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Kioxia targets higher-value AI storage with Nvidia partnership, advanced NAND technology
Kioxia is prioritising proprietary NAND flash technology and customer-specific development over aggressive capacity expansion, seeking to capitalise on rising AI storage demand while...
Monday 19 October 2026
SK Hynix advances chip inspection technology as 3D memory pushes conventional metrology to its limits
SK Hynix is strengthening its metrology and inspection (MI) capabilities as the transition toward 3D DRAM architectures and increasingly complex NAND stacking creates new challenges...