Antitrust Risks Behind the AI Storage Boom: U.S. Class Action Lawsuit Targets Three Giants, Accusing HBM Transition of Manipulating DRAM Prices
• A U.S. class action lawsuit has been filed against memory giants Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, alleging they colluded to manipulate DRAM prices. • Plaintiffs claim the companies intentionally cut production of legacy DDR3 and DDR4 products under the pretext of transitioning to High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), causing prices to surge by 700% over four years. • The price spike reportedly forced Apple to increase the retail costs of its Mac and iPad product lines to offset higher component expenses.
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