Memory prices rise up to 90% in a quarter

Claim

Memory chip prices soared 80 to 90% in the first quarter with global chip sales projected to reach $1 trillion this year, while Chinese researchers achieved device-independent quantum key distribution over 100 km and OpenAI prepared an audio wearable called Dime.

Reported metric: +90% / $1T

Reporting date: 2026-02-07 (not necessarily the event date)

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