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DRAM giants Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron face third price-fixing lawsuit

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A new class-action lawsuit has been filed against Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, accusing them of coordinating supply restrictions to inflate DRAM prices by approximately 700% over four years. This marks the third major legal challenge to the DRAM industry in two decades, following a previous case that collapsed in 2020. The current lawsuit attempts to differentiate itself by focusing on the companies' alleged use of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) allocations as a pretext to reduce commodity DRAM output, a strategy not previously seen in these legal battles. AI

IMPACT Potential for increased DRAM prices could impact AI hardware costs and development timelines.

RANK_REASON Third major lawsuit filed against DRAM manufacturers alleging price-fixing, with a new angle focusing on HBM allocations. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Inside the history of DRAM price-fixing lawsuits — how HBM allocations could make a difference after two decades of failed cases

    17 plaintiffs sued Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in late June.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Inside the history of DRAM price-fixing lawsuits — how HBM allocations could make a difference after two decades of failed cases 17 plaintiffs sued Samsung, SK

    Inside the history of DRAM price-fixing lawsuits — how HBM allocations could make a difference after two decades of failed cases 17 plaintiffs sued Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in late June. https://www. tomshard…

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