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A Memory & Foundry Executive explains why there are DRAM shortages, and how long they'll last.
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0:00 How the RAM Business Works
14:19 RAM Shortages - Who’s to blame?
24:15 History of RAM Shortages - What we can learn from the past...
28:20 Micron Killing Crucial - How will this affect gamers?
33:20 OpenAI's RAM Deals, AI Bubble Analysis
50:47 What's the Next PC Hardware Shortage?
55:43 Will PS6 & RTX 6000 Series get delayed?
1:15:58 When will the RAM Shortages End?
1:21:45 Could Intel start manufacturing RAM?
1:25:19 What will things look like in 2028?
1:29:37 DDR2 Memories, DDR6 ECC, Persistent Memory, Global Foundries
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A Memory & Foundry Executive explains why there are DRAM shortages, and how long they'll last.
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0:00 How the RAM Business Works
14:19 RAM Shortages - Who’s to blame?
24:15 History of RAM Shortages - What we can learn from the past...
28:20 Micron Killing Crucial - How will this affect gamers?
33:20 OpenAI's RAM Deals, AI Bubble Analysis
50:47 What's the Next PC Hardware Shortage?
55:43 Will PS6 & RTX 6000 Series get delayed?
1:15:58 When will the RAM Shortages End?
1:21:45 Could Intel start manufacturing RAM?
1:25:19 What will things look like in 2028?
1:29:37 DDR2 Memories, DDR6 ECC, Persistent Memory, Global Foundries
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Win LTSC 2021($15): cdkeyoffer.com/cko/MooreLT
Office 2016 ($29): cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore16
Office 2019 ($53): cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore19
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Cash App Donations: $MooresLawisDead
Address Fan Mail to:
Moore's Law Is Dead,
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Broken Silicon [A PC Hardware Podcast] is available on ALL platforms.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broken-silicon/id1467317304
open.spotify.com/show/6cdnW7YoDQJQy0g2CamWw2
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Twitter: twitter.com/mooreslawisdead
All Music by SAHARA:
soundcloud.com/saharasuck
youtube.com/channel/UCffKc6rhZTkCLNtf4hyxwsg
Broken Silicon Logo by Tom.
Broken Silicon burning graphic by Tom & Sulphurous:
twitter.com/Sulphurous11
2021 Video Intro by Tom & abstractrealism on the MLID Discord
LINKS!!!!!!:
Last Time Dave was on: youtu.be/qWbilWAOhVo?si=Sn5mXniY9vXgZ5wl
Check out Dave's Career on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/deggleston
nbcnews.com/business/autos/automakers-forced-cut-production-amid-global-shortage-computer-chips-n1254311
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChangXin_Memory_Technologies
