A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar.

At CES 2026, sleek new laptops dazzled—but soaring memory costs driven by AI chip demand threaten to make everyday PCs ...

Upgrading your computer's RAM (Random Access Memory) is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to enhance performance. Whether your PC is slowing down during multitasking, taking forever to ...

Qualcomm and AMD are exploring SOCAMM2 memory for AI hardware, following NVIDIA’s lead as demand for faster, modular memory grows.

The semiconductor industry faced an unprecedented DRAM/NAND shortage in late 2025, and it could persist "well into 2027" ...

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If you’ve purchased a laptop or tablet with an AMD Ryzen chip inside, there’s a performance tweak you absolutely need to know about. Apply it to AMD’s AI/gaming powerhouse Ryzen AI Max chip, and you ...

According to TechPowerUp, DDR4 RAM prices are surging worldwide, reflecting the deepening global DRAM shortage. A new ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. “Obviously” is a dangerous word, even in scenarios that seem simple. Suppose, for instance, you need to do an important computation. You ...

(Corrects chairman's first name to Ray, not Rey, in paragraph 8) By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Compal, a contract manufacturer for notebook and personal computers, said surging ...