Sources: China's top memory chipmakers, CXMT and YMTC, plan their biggest expansions yet, as a global supply crunch lets them close the gap with market leaders
Nikkei Asia
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@mweinbach
Max Weinbach
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A few months ago, I had a brief call with one of the Bloomberg terminal guys about memory and told him China would try to build out their own DRAM capacity ASAP to help their electronics manufacturing moat. It's happening very quickly.
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@aleabitoreddit
Serenity
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@zephyr_z9 So that memory demand statement is true, but it's not the focus of the companies listed in the article. They've largely left the market YMTC/CXMT is trying to flood to go after the higher margin hyperscaler AI buildout, so little to no effect on companies like MIcron. …
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@jukan05
Jukan
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Here it comes. [image]
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@bogusjack
Xber J
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@jukan05 Yeah, I think this will be the single most important variable in the memory market this year. “6. The Return of the Giant and the Chinese Invasion Samsung Electronics, seeking to reclaim its pride, has prioritized volume-based market share over profitability. Their aggre…
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@aleabitoreddit
Serenity
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@jukan05 Regarding news of memory production by CXMT and YMTC challenging memory companies. This is worded wrong by news. > They're blacklisted in Western hyperscaler supply chains. > This is likely domestic only. Headlines are sensational when they say “China's two major memory …
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@zephyr_z9
@zephyr_z9
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30% of global memory/storage demand comes from China Always remember “memory is fungible” YMTC/CXMT expanding supply means lower China revenue for Samsung/Hynix and other players and fewer customers (reduces their bargaining power) It doesn't mean MSFT's GB300 with YMTC NAND and