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 ...
Lifehacker

Why RAM Prices Are Going Way, Way Up (and Why You Should Care)

RAM, also known as random-access memory (or just memory for short), is an important part of most electronics these days. It essentially allows programs to keep key information at the ready so they don ...
TechRadar

Grab 16GB of DDR5 RAM at the cheapest price in the UK before it's gone — Crucial DDR5-5600 memory is just £66 on Amazon

If you’re in the market for some DDR5 RAM and don’t want to pay over the odds, I've found 16GB of DDR5 5600MHz for only £66.12 on Amazon.co.uk. The 5200MHz and 4800MHz versions in the same line aren’t ...
Yahoo Finance

Micron Exits Crucial Consumer Memory Business to Focus on High-Growth AI Data Center Chips Amid Supply Shortage

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is one of the most profitable tech stocks to buy. On December 3, Micron Technology announced that it will exit its consumer memory business, including the sale of ...
GamesRadar+

Crucial could have been the brand to help consumers with RAM and storage costs, not make them worse

This week, Micron announced that it was shuttering the Crucial brand to focus all of its efforts on AI manufacturing. If you've not been keeping up to speed, DRAM and NAND tech are in such high demand ...
PC World

I hope Crucial’s death isn’t a canary in a PC memory coal mine

I did not have “Micron kills its consumer business” on my 2025 bingo card. The company announced the shuttering of its Crucial brand on Wednesday morning in unexpectedly simple, transparent language.
PC Magazine

RIP Crucial: Memory Supplier Micron Exits Consumer Market to Chase AI

In a shocker, Micron is exiting the consumer market for memory products, including DRAM and SSD, which is poised to worsen amid an ongoing memory shortage. US-based Micron will retire memory products ...
The Indian Express

Micron ends ‘Crucial’ RAM sales to focus on AI: What led to it, how it affects consumers

Micron, the third largest supplier of RAM in the world, has announced that it is shutting down Crucial, its consumer-focused brand that sold budget-friendly RAM and SSDs. In an announcement, Micron ...
Digi Times

Micron exits consumer market with Crucial phase-out amid shift to AI-driven memory demand

Micron announced it will phase out its Crucial brand's consumer memory and SSD products by February 2026, marking its exit from the nearly 30-year-old consumer market. This move reflects the ...
telecom.economictimes.indiatimes

Micron to exit consumer memory business 'Crucial' amid global supply shortage

Micron's move to dissolve its consumer business comes against a backdrop of worldwide strain in memory supply chains, with tight availability of semiconductors ranging from flash chips used in ...
Shacknews

Micron shuts down Crucial Memory consumer brand due to RAM and storage demand from AI data centers

Micron, one of the leading manufacturers of computer products, has announced that it’s leaving the Crucial consumer business in favor of a stronger focus on AI. The company will continue to ship ...
techtimes

Micron Retires Crucial Brand: Are Budget SSDs and RAM About to Disappear?

Micron has announced the retirement of its Crucial brand, thus bringing to an end one of the most popular lineups of budget SSDs and RAM kits. As officially confirmed on Wednesday, the company is ...