Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron Sued in US over Memory Price Fixing

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Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron face a US lawsuit alleging DRAM price fixing.

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Commenters note this isn't the first DRAM price-fixing scandal, citing a 2022 lawsuit dismissed for insufficient evidence. Some argue high demand makes deliberate collusion unlikely, while others point to tacit collusion or supply constraints. One camp suggests the shift to HBM and discontinuing DDR3/DDR4 is justifiable, not proof of price fixing.