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        "id": 2051292,
        "msgid": "phone-makers-begin-using-recycled-memory-chips-to-tackle-shortages-1792720397",
        "date": "2026-10-23 08:17:45",
        "title": "Phone-makers begin using recycled memory chips to tackle shortages",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Chinese smartphone manufacturers are reportedly turning to recycled DRAM recovered from older devices to restore production targets amid a global memory-chip shortage. The stopgap comes as major suppliers prioritise higher-margin AI and high-bandwidth memory, but raises questions about the reliability of phones using components that have already been in service for years.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2014 Smartphone manufacturers are reportedly adopting\nan alternative measure to tackle the global memory-chip shortage and\nkeep production running: using recycled dynamic random-access memory\n(DRAM) recovered from used devices.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Gizmochina report on Thursday (22 October), research\nfirm Counterpoint Research said several Chinese smartphone brands cut\nproduction targets and reduced costs in the second quarter of 2026 amid\nsoaring prices and unstable memory supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the third quarter, however, some manufacturers\nraised their production targets again, thanks to the availability of\nrecycled DRAM chips recovered from old mobile phones, computers and\nservers.<\/p>\n<p>Although the components have helped manufacturers meet production\ntargets, their use has raised concerns about devices\u2019 long-term\nreliability.<\/p>\n<p>Memory chips that have been in operation for five to six years are\nsusceptible to cell degradation, which could increase the risk of data\nerrors and reduce hardware performance.<\/p>\n<p>Major memory manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix\nare currently shifting production towards higher-margin memory products\nfor artificial intelligence (AI) and high-bandwidth memory (HBM)\napplications, reducing supplies for the smartphone industry.<\/p>\n<p>Counterpoint Research considers the use of recycled DRAM a short-term\nemergency measure rather than a permanent solution, reflecting the\nseverity of the current component shortage.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/phone-makers-begin-using-recycled-memory-chips-to-tackle-shortages-1792720397",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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