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A custom bridge chip resurrects old memory inside new servers

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Facing soaring memory prices, Meta built a custom bridge chip to resurrect old RAM inside new servers, while China planned to let its top AI firms buy limited H200s to ease a shortage born of soaring domestic demand.

Reporting date: 2026-07-09 (not necessarily the event date)

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A custom bridge chip resurrects old memory inside new servers
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Reporting date: 2026-07-09
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-07-09-old-ram-resurrected-by-a-custom-bridge-chip
Claim: Facing soaring memory prices, Meta built a custom bridge chip to resurrect old RAM inside new servers, while China planned to let its top AI firms buy limited H200s to ease a shortage born of soaring domestic demand.
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