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Elon Musk points to China's 2028 DRAM supply surge to challenge Samsung, SK Hynix pricing power
What happened
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has predicted a surge in Chinese memory chip production by 2028, raising questions over Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix's pricing power during an AI-driven dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) shortage. His remarks suggest that China's expanding capacity could offer major technology buyers alternative sources of supply and potentially ease memory costs. This is a prediction, not an implemented capacity change; the source does not state the cause.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 55/100
Affected components and suppliers
China memory capacityDRAM shortagepricing powerAI demand2028
Source and time
Source: DigiTimes Asia · 10/19/2026 · View original source
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