A report by The Information claims that the world’s biggest chipmaker is considering adding memory back into its portfolio, starting with next-generation 3D DRAM. With demand still outpacing supply and prices sky-high, the outlet says it could compete with memory giants Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix to develop and produce 3D DRAM technology that stacks chips vertically for increased bandwidth, capacity, and power efficiency. [Link: TSMC Weighs Making Advanced Memory Chips to Capture More AI Spending | https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tsmc-weighs-making-advanced-memory-chips-capture-ai-spending?rc=v4bmzs | The Information]
  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    14·
    14 hours ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron_Technology

    Micron Technology, Inc. is an American multinational semiconductor company that manufactures computer memory and computer data storage products, including dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), flash memory, High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), and solid-state drives (SSDs). Founded in 1978 in Boise, Idaho, Micron is the only major American computer memory manufacturer.[3] It is one of the “Big Three” computer memory manufacturers, along with the South Korean companies Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.[4]

    They have fabs in the US (and are building more).

    https://www.micron.com/us-expansion/

    Micron is accelerating its U.S. fab and technology investments, increasing its planned spend to more than $250 billion through 2035, driven by surging demand for memory in the AI era. These investments reflect Micron’s confidence in its technology leadership and are designed to support its long-term goal of producing 40% of its DRAM in the U.S. while creating additional good-paying jobs.

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        4·
        6 hours ago

        Sure thing. If you’ve ever purchased Crucial memory, that’s their “consumer” brand, where they make the DIMMs themselves, so you’ll have some of their memory chips. There was a lot of outrage on here that they stopped doing that during the RAM shortage, prioritized filling B2B demand first.

        There are also third-party DIMM manufacturers like PNY (also US-based) that make DIMMs with chips from memory chip manufacturers, and they might be using Micron memory chips as well.

        If you’re on Linux, you can check what’s in your system at the DIMM level without pulling it open with:

        $ sudo dmidecode -t memory

        I don’t know if there’s a way to see where the chips on a third-party DIMM come from — like, potentially Micron, with a third-party manufacturer — without actually looking at the chip.

    • stormeuh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 hours ago

      In 2002, the United States Department of Justice began a probe into the activities of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) manufacturers in response to complaints by US computer makers, including Dell and Gateway. The computer makers said that inflated DRAM pricing was causing them lost profits and hindering their effectiveness in the marketplace, in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

      To date, five manufacturers have pleaded guilty to their involvement in an international price-fixing conspiracy between July 1, 1998, and June 15, 2002, including Hynix, Infineon, Micron Technology, Samsung, and Elpida.

      They have also plead guilty to price fixing. Device information