Almost every phone and laptop runs on memory chips called DRAM.
A US lawsuit says the three firms that make almost all of them keep prices high by limiting supply
This is not the first accusation against them. Days later, the same firms unveiled a $650 billion spending plan and blamed the shortage on the AI boom. DRAM Lawsuit Revives Old Cartel Claims In 2005, Samsung admitted it fixed memory prices and paid a $300 million fine.
It was the second-biggest penalty of its kind in US history. Some bosses went to prison. The new lawsuit says the companies later reinstated those same people in their jobs.