Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron Face Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit
Plaintiffs say the three chipmakers control about 90% of the DRAM market and shifted 80% of capacity to higher-margin AI memory.
- A group of individuals and small businesses launched a class action lawsuit against Samsung, Hynix, and Micron, accusing the memory makers of price-fixing and market manipulation under the Sherman Act.
- These firms control around 90% of the global DRAM market, and after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman signed an IOU for memory, they shifted around 80% of manufacturing capacity to high-margin HBM for data centers.
- Consumer RAM costs surged 700%, fueling claims of artificial shortages, while Samsung and Hynix previously paid over $700 million in fines for a multi-year DRAM price-fixing operation in 2005.
- Cloud hyperscalers like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon bought up the majority of extra capacity, leaving the average Joe without relief in RAM pricing until at least 2028.
- The case against Samsung, Hynix, and Micron hangs on "well, they've done it before" energy, though tech giants may use the memory build-out as a defense if plaintiffs lack a smoking gun.
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