ASUS allegedly set to produce their own DRAM amidst memory shortage
As one of the major PC brands out there, it’s no surprise that ASUS is probably dealing with memory issues like everyone else. What is surprising though is that the Taiwanese giant is now snapping its fingers and saying ‘fine, I’ll do it myself‘.
In a new report by Persian magazine Sakhtafzarmag, it alleges that ASUS is planning to enter the memory module manufacturing market by Q2 next year. This is apparently down to a few reasons, with the most crucial being to safeguard its laptop business. They are among the top 5 global laptop manufacturers, and the memory crisis would’ve undoubtedly hurt their plans. Building their own memory also ensures compatibility and optimisations with their own motherboards and components too.
There is some skepticism over where they’ll get the actual DRAM modules though. Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron are the big three here, and it’s unlikely that they would sacrifice lucrative AI deals to send chips over to ASUS. Alternatives could be those from China, such as ChangXin Memory Technologies (CMXT).
CMXT only recently announced that they’ve begun making their own DDR5 and LPDDR5X memory modules, with speeds competitive to the rest of the industry. But due to US regulations to hold back Chinese technologies on top of high domestic demand, it remains to be seen if they can manufacture enough for themselves and customer brands.
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