Samsung ploughing billions into boosting memory production

They always think this

That's why RAM (and more recently, flash) continually goes through a boom and bust cycle. I like reading about huge new investment in memory fabs, because it means a crash in flash prices a few years from now to the benefit of everyone who doesn't own memory fabs!

I used to care about it because it meant cheaper RAM, but now a beyond-useful amount of RAM for a PC or laptop is so cheap, getting cheaper doesn't have nearly the same impact to me as does dropping NAND prices.

Tender memory.

Yes, we need more chips. One says turn left. Other says turn right. Why can't we just get along? Life is the Art of Compromise. Memory says: please don't forget the brick wall forward. This Public Service Message provided by the makers of your memories. Awwww.

They resisted the temptation...

...to make the factory layout look too much like a motherboard.

I suppose they were concerned about employees standing outside smoking being bad for PR.

Now they will need to enquire where the bus stops.

(Sorry, I grew up in the era of Benson & Hedges advertising).

Oooh, look, more targets for Kim!

The next memory glut has been scheduled ...

The Memory death spiral continues

boom, ooh look at all this money, lets build more fabs and shrink process nodes, ooh look at all this memory, bust, stop building capacity !!, ooh eck the prices are going up ...... boom ... de-dah-de-dah