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PS5 ROM Keys Leak: What Happened, Why it Matters, and How it Impacts Security?

The BootROM is code permanently burned into the console’s chip (read-only memory). During power-on the BootROM verifies the ...

Memory loss: As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise

Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's very little chance of that changing any time soon. More chips for AI means less available for other products such as computers and phones ...

Soaring prices, but shrinking demand as China’s memory chip market falters

China’s spot market for memory chips is surging on tight global supply, but Shenzhen vendors say sky-high quotes are scaring ...

The AI race is causing a memory chip shortage — and that's bad news for the smartphone and PC industries

As AI companies snap up memory chips, smartphone and PC makers face higher costs and tighter supply — which could lead to ...
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Analysis-Chip Crunch: How the AI Boom Is Stoking Prices of Less Trendy Memory

SEOUL (Reuters) -The global rush by chipmakers to produce AI chips is tightening supply of less glamorous chips used in smartphones, computers and servers, spurring panic buying by some customers and ...
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Memory chip price hikes could lead to higher smartphone and PC costs

Dell, Lenovo, and HP are all reportedly predicting price increases of products due to increased costs of memory chips, with a shortage of chips expected to hit in 2026. Down the line, this could lead ...