The RAM Crisis Is One Big Price-Fixing Monopoly, New Lawsuit Claims
A new class-action lawsuit has accused Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix of colluding to fix prices for consumer RAM and storage, creating a monopoly. The lawsuit claims the manufacturers simultaneously shifted production away from consumer-grade DDR3 and DDR4 to focus on High-Bandwidth Memory for AI data centers, orchestrating a supply constraint. This alleged price-fixing has impacted the cost of PC and gaming hardware, leading to price increases across various platforms.
- Entities
- Company: Micron
- Company: SK Hynix
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
- Topic: Monopoly
- Game: Steam Deck
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Platform: Xbox Series X
- Topic: Price Fixing
- Company: Samsung
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