DRAM prices are about to skyrocket — DDR4 and GDDR6 among formats that could increase in price by up to 45%

DRAM prices are set to rise sharply in Q3 2025, with legacy memory types like DDR4, LPDDR4X, and GDDR6 seeing the steepest increases of up to 45% due to supply cuts and phase-outs. The effect of U.S. tariffs on memory imports from Japan and South Korea is still to be determined, but it will likely be drastic.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/d

 Cyberpunk co-developer says any 60 FPS Xbox Series can be easily ported to Nintendo Switch 2, despite the console being closer to a PS4 in terms of raw performance

Virutos, an industry veteran, has described the Switch 2 as being equal to an Xbox Series S with a better CPU than the PS4. Thanks to DLSS now being in the mix, any 60FPS Xbox Series S game should be easy to port to the Switch 2.

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/cyberpunk-co-developer-says-any-60-fps-xbox-series-can-be-easily-ported-to-ninte

 LG Innotek to slim down smartphones by replacing solder balls with copper posts

LG Innotek introduced Copper Post packaging technology, which replaces traditional solder balls in semiconductor substrates, enabling slimmer, denser, and cooler smartphone designs.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/lg-innotek-to-slim-down-smartphones-by-replacing-solder-balls-with-copper-posts


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