Sources Say HP, Asus, and Acer Begin Adopting CXMT Memory Chips · TechNode

The RAM Crisis Is Forcing PC Makers to Team Up With a Company the U.S. Hates

That doesn’t mean memory prices are going down anytime soon.

Major PC makers turn to China’s CXMT amid memory shortage

Major PC makers are turning to Chinese chip manufacturer CXMT faced with a global memory shortage. AI-driven data center buildouts are expected to take up 70% of all memory chip production in 2026, a level of demand that has tripled DRAM costs in the last 18 months. The impact on consumer electronics is significant: PC components are now so expensive that some manufacturers are recycling outdated ones in new machines. Acer, Asus, and HP have sta…

Sources say HP, Asus, and Acer begin adopting CXMT memory chips · TechNode

According to a report by Nikkei Asia, an unprecedented memory chip shortage driven by surging demand for AI infrastructure has prompted major global PC makers, including HP, Asus, and Acer, to begin limited adoption of DRAM chips produced by China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). Sources familiar with the matter said that several leading PC manufacturers completed the qualification process for CXMT’s DRAM chips around mid-2026 and have sin…

World’s Largest PC Makers Start Using Memory Chips From China’s CXMT

World’s Largest PC Makers Start Using Memory Chips From China’s CXMT It’s not just Apple that is scrambling to find cheap memory alternatives to the DRAM offerings from the memory “cartel” of Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron: according to the Nikkei Asia, a trio of the world’s leading PC makers – HP, Asus and Acer...

Three major PC makers may have started using Chinese chips to ‘fight’ memory shortage

Tech News News: Global computer makers HP, Asus and Acer have reportedly begun sourcing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor producer ChangXin Memory Technologies .