DRAM price fixing lawsuit against Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron survives dismissal

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-11-15 05:14

A federal court has rejected a motion to dismiss a price-fixing lawsuit against major dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) manufacturers. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron engaged in a conspiracy to inflate DRAM prices. Judge Haywood Gilliam ruled that the plaintiffs provided sufficient evidence to proceed with the case. AI

IMPACT This ruling could impact the cost of memory components used in AI hardware and infrastructure.

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