Two companies make most of the memory chips inside of our devices (and they're being sued again)

Of all the electronics out there, just two companies (along with a smaller third) make most of the RAM that goes into them, ...
Houston Chronicle

Buy now or weep later: Memory pricing jacking up the cost of everything with RAM

If you’ve been thinking about buying a new computer and figuring you’d score an after-holidays deal, you may want to rethink that strategy. That’s because Random Access Memory, or RAM, chips are ...

How much RAM does your PC need in 2026? My advice after using Windows and Mac for years

Considering a PC upgrade, but not sure about how much RAM to buy? Here's how I make that decision in the current climate.
Semiconductor Engineering

Emerging NVM: Review Of Emerging Memory Materials And Device Architectures

A new technical paper titled “Emerging Nonvolatile Memory Technologies in the Future of Microelectronics” was published by researchers at Texas A&M University, University of Massachusetts and USC.

Thanks, AI companies: Sub-$400 phones could see a huge decline due to RAM crisis

Research firm Omdia has forecasted a bleak future for the sub-$400 smartphone segment, largely due to the RAM crisis. However ...
Android

Smartphone Memory Prices Are Quietly Freezing Your Next Upgrade

Rising smartphone memory prices pushed Omdia’s global DRAM and NAND averages up again in Q1 2026, but that growth is coming entirely from flagships. Budget and mid-range phones are being frozen at ...