Federal Judge Rejects Memory Makers’ Defense To Advance Class-Action Antitrust Lawsuit; Samsung, Micron & SK hynix Must Face The Music Over Artificial DRAM Shortage

A U.S. federal judge in California has denied a joint motion to dismiss a class-action antitrust lawsuit against major DRAM manufacturers Samsung, Micron, and SK hynix. The lawsuit alleges that the companies colluded to artificially limit conventional memory supply and redirect capacity toward High Bandwidth Memory, causing conventional DRAM prices to surge significantly. Open article →