r/pcmasterrace • u/Caledor152 PC Master Race • Jun 30 '26

News/Article Bombshell lawsuit alleges that RAM manufacturers are colluding to drive up prices. Three companies that account for 90% of RAM revenue are being sued for anti-competitive practices. Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron (the "DRAM Triarchy" controlling ~90-95% of the global DRAM market)

https://www.polygon.com/ram-manufacturers-sued-supply-price-fixing/
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u/Grand_Pop_7221 Jun 30 '26

I'm regularly surprised at how little diversity there is in markets that are so critical. How is everyone happy to have computing components and their source materials in markets with at most, like, 4 players in a global economy? During COVID, a single wafer manufacturer had a warehouse burn down(?), and it had massive impacts on global prices.

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u/Significant_Set2996 Jul 02 '26

Maybe because it's gonna take hundreds of millions to billions to set up even one fab?

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u/Grand_Pop_7221 Jul 02 '26

Yeah totally. But it's not like there's no money in it. Or national security concerns.