Articles tagged “memory chip shortage”
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Apple Foldable iPhone: 10M Units, Chinese Chips
Apple boosted its foldable iPhone production target to 10 million units and opened talks with two Pentagon-flagged Chinese chipmakers — all driven by an AI-fueled global memory shortage.
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Micron Breaks Ground on $9.3B Hiroshima HBM Plant
Micron held a groundbreaking ceremony July 4 at its Hiroshima plant for a ¥1.5 trillion expansion targeting HBM4E and next-gen DRAM for AI servers, with Japan covering close to half the bill.
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AI Boom Drives Global Memory Chip Shortage 2026
SK Hynix and Micron have sold out their entire 2026 memory production. DRAM inventory fell from 17 weeks to just 2-4 weeks.
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Apple Hikes Mac & iPad Prices Up to 33%
Apple hiked Mac and iPad prices by up to 33% on June 26, 2026, citing an AI-fueled memory chip shortage. Microsoft raised Xbox prices too. iPhone hikes are expected next.