Apple suppliers Samsung, SK hynix & Micron hit by RAM price fixing suit

Apple's largest memory suppliers are being sued in California, with consumers and small businesses alleging Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Micron coordinated DRAM production cuts that drove up memory prices.


Apple isn't accused of wrongdoing in the lawsuit. Samsung, SK hynix and Micron supply memory used across Apple's hardware lineup, putting the dispute much closer to customers than it might first appear.

The company has already raised prices on several Mac, iPad and other products after saying higher RAM and storage costs had become too expensive to absorb. Court filings argue coordinated DRAM production cuts contributed to those higher costs, though the plaintiffs still have to prove that claim.

Court filings argue the shift reduced supplies of mainstream DRAM, including DDR3 and DDR4, and drove prices higher across the market. The allegations haven't been proven, and Micron denied the claims and said it will defend itself, according to Investor's Business Daily.


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