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Tag: DRAM

Apple actively lobbies Trump admin for approval to buy Chinese memory chips

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 5:00 pmWednesday, July 1, 2026No Comments

Apple is actively lobbying the Trump administration for approval to purchase memory chips from blacklisted Chinese suppliers, as the company…

Apple’s tough negotiations may have helped create the memory crisis it now faces

Friday, June 26, 2026 11:00 amFriday, June 26, 20266 Comments

In the high-stakes world of semiconductors, the memory market has always been a brutal boom-and-bust cycle. Right now, we’re firmly…

Apple’s iPhone in prime position to take smartphone market share from rivals – Counterpoint

Monday, June 1, 2026 12:00 pmMonday, June 1, 2026No Comments

The global smartphone industry is heading into one of its toughest years on record, but not so for iPhone. According to Counterpoint Research…

Next year’s iPhones set for major upgrades with A20 chip

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 1:00 pmTuesday, August 12, 2025No Comments

Eternal Materials has secured a packaging order from TSMC for next year’s iPhones and high-end M5 MacBooks…

Beleaguered Samsung’s quarterly profit plunges to 8-year low

Friday, January 6, 2023 9:10 am1 Comment

Beleaguered Samsung on Friday said its quarterly profit tumbled by two-thirds to an eight-year low on weak demand for its iPhone knockoffs…

Samsung slashes guidance; profit tumbles nearly 29%

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:37 am5 Comments

The South Korean tech giant announced on Tuesday that its operating profit tumbled 28.7% on the year…

Intel’s bold plan to reinvent computer memory

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 1:01 pmWednesday, March 22, 201713 Comments

Intel just unleashed a new kind of computer memory it believes will fundamentally change…

Demand for Apple’s new MacBook Pro shows no sign of slowing down

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 7:06 pm60 Comments

Though Apple’s new laptops have been criticized from all angles for being overpriced and under-powered…

Phil Schiller: MacBook Pro with 32GB RAM would have compromised battery life

Monday, November 21, 2016 4:51 pmMonday, November 21, 201657 Comments

Why the new MacBook Pro maxes out at 16GB of RAM…

Ars Technica reviews Apple’s MacBook Pro: A peek at the future of the Macintosh

Monday, November 14, 2016 11:08 am4 Comments

The new design of the MacBook Pros is nice, and Apple’s decision to put in nothing but Thunderbolt 3 ports has prompted…

TIME Magazine reviews Apple’s MacBook Pro: ‘Like test-driving a BMW for the first time’

Monday, November 14, 2016 9:33 am8 Comments

Everything about it feels more refined, sharper, and faster than your old laptop…

Forbes’ Moorhead reviews Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro: ‘An incredible laptop’

Monday, November 14, 2016 8:58 am18 Comments

I absolutely love the zero light leakage illuminated keys…

Pro video editor uses Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar: ‘I love it’

Friday, November 11, 2016 1:00 pmFriday, November 11, 20167 Comments

First off, It’s really fast. I’ve been using the MacBook Pro with…

The pundits are wrong about Apple – again

Thursday, November 10, 2016 4:47 pm29 Comments

I really should expect this by now…

Why Apple’s new MacBook Pros don’t need 32GB of RAM

Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:12 am35 Comments

macOS is much less dependent on DRAM capacity…

What to expect from Apple’s iPad Pro 2

Thursday, January 21, 2016 3:06 pm8 Comments

Currently, Apple’s iPad Pro represents the state of the art in terms of tablet technology, but…

Samsung to supply DRAM for Apple’s next-gen iPhones; deal worth worth billions of dollars, sources say

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:56 amTuesday, February 24, 201514 Comments

Samsung will handle at least half of the amount that Apple needs for its new iPhone 6s…

Analyst: Apple to consume 25% of worldwide mobile DRAM production capacity in 2015

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 5:32 pmTuesday, October 7, 20143 Comments

The launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has created a global consumer frenzy…

New types of RAM could revolutionize your computer: MRAM and RRAM

Monday, January 6, 2014 1:01 pmMonday, January 6, 201415 Comments

New chips that blur the line between computer memory and storage…

Apple iOS devices likely to shift to next-gen LPDDR4 DRAM this year

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 11:15 am33 Comments

Apple’s new iPhone 5s and iPad Air both use 1GB LPDDR3 SDRAM…

Fire at Apple supplier SK Hynix causes biggest memory chip price rise in 3 years

Friday, September 6, 2013 4:02 pmFriday, September 6, 201314 Comments

Prices for memory chips used in smartphones and personal computers surged…

Apple cuts memory chip order to Samsung for new iPhone, says source

Thursday, September 6, 2012 11:02 pm44 Comments

Apple Inc has reduced its orders for memory chips for its new iPhone…

Micron becomes a major Apple supplier with $2.5 billion Elpida deal

Monday, July 2, 2012 10:39 amMonday, July 2, 20128 Comments

Micron is buying bankrupt Japanese chip maker Elpida for $750 million…

Analysts: A major shift away from Samsung could be complicated and costly for Apple

Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:52 pmThursday, May 17, 201222 Comments

Samsung currently supplied Apple with high-end DRAM chips…

Samsung value drops $10 billion over fears of being cut out of Apple supply chain

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:32 pmWednesday, May 16, 201251 Comments

Concern that Samsung could lose orders for dynamic random access memory from Apple…

Samsung and HTC shares nosedive, thanks to Apple

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:33 am12 Comments

Samsung and HTC stock have both taken a hit thanks to separate actions instigated by Apple…

RAM makers lose billions as iPad challenges traditional PCs

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 5:29 pm20 Comments

Apple Inc.’s iPad is the bane of computer-memory makers, worsening…

How will Japan disasters affect Apple’s iPad and wannabe rivals’ supply chains?

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:54 amTuesday, March 15, 201121 Comments

As one of the world’s biggest customers for the technology, Apple will get its supply…

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