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SK Hynix

3 articles First covered Apr 20, 2026, latest May 11, 2026

Nintendo corporate social-share artwork used on the official news release announcing Switch 2 price revisions

Nintendo hiked the Switch 2 by $50. AI data center demand for memory chips drove it.

Nintendo confirmed a $50 Switch 2 price increase effective September 1 in the US, citing market conditions. The DRAM shortage caused by AI buildouts is the trigger.

Policy·2 months ago

Samsung workers are heading for a strike over SK Hynix's bonus checks

Samsung's union voted to walk out May 21 over a bonus gap that sees SK Hynix engineers pocket roughly 4x more. 200+ have already defected.

TrendForce chart showing Q1 2026 memory contract price increases across DRAM and NAND

Hardware·2 months ago

Why your next RAM kit costs double: the AI memory crunch, explained

DDR5 contract prices jumped 100% since 2025, HBM is eating 23% of DRAM wafers, and the fabs that could fix it don't come online until 2028. Here's the shape of the crunch.