
China investigates Micron
You probably were not expecting this
It is looking like the Chinese government is getting hacked off at US allegations of spying using its tech companies and is carrying out a few tit-for-tat investigations of its own.

Micron’s 1.5TB microSD card is out
Could be worth more than its weight in ink jet printer ink
Micron’s MTSD1T5ANC8MS-1WT has arrived bringing the world its first 1.5TB microSD card – unfortunately it will probably cost you your firstborn to own.

Micron releases DDR5 RAM modules
24GB and 48GB capacity
Micron has released 24GB and 48GB capacity DDR5 memory modules.

Cuts at Micron as profits slump
Worst industry glut in more than a decade
Micron said the worst industry glut in more than a decade will make it difficult to return to profitability in 2023 and it has had to decimate its staff and make other cost cuts.

Micron releases 2550 NVMe SSDm
First SSD with 232-layer NAND
Micron Technology has launched a new 232-layer solid-state drive (SSD) using NAND which does not require power to retain data.

Micron invests about $15 billion in new plant
Despite low demand
Micron will invest about $15 billion over the next 10 years in a new memory-chip manufacturing facility in Boise, Idaho, where it is based, despite the fact that it is seeing low demand now.

Chipmakers to spend record cash on new fab equipment
$109 billion in 2022 and 2023
According to a fresh report, big chip manufacturers are increasing spending on new fab equipment, reaching a record $109 billion in 2022, a 20 percent increase compared to the previous year.

Chipmakers talking about price hikes
Up by 20 per cent
Chipmakers are talking about jacking the price of chips up by more than 20 per cent.

Bell sues Micron over layering process
Hoping to make a ding in Micron profits
Bell Semiconductor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against computer chipmaker Micron Technology which claims it nicked its layering process for fabricating semiconductor devices.

Micron warns of component shortages
Prices will rise
Chipmaker Micron Technology warned that while production will not drop due to component shortages driven by the Ukraine crisis, costs are expected to rise.