According to a year-end wrap-up from XDA-Developers, 2025 was a parade of PC hardware failures. ASRock motherboards killed Ryzen CPUs, Nvidia shipped GPUs with missing components, and a “RAMpocalypse” sent memory prices soaring over 300%.
Samsung has fired the first shot in the next-gen chip war, announcing the world’s first 2nm mobile processor. The Exynos 2600 promises major performance boosts and tackles past overheating issues. But Apple, with TSMC, is hot on its heels for 2026.
Intel has validated its first TWINSCAN EXE:5200B, ASML’s most advanced chipmaking machine. This tool is the key weapon in Intel’s plan to reclaim manufacturing leadership by 2025.
The Canadian government is injecting nearly $5 million into economic development across Northern Ontario. The funding targets manufacturing expansion, mining promotion, and critical infrastructure for local farmers.
Micron is exiting its Crucial consumer business by Q2 2026, a move that’s shaken PC builders. But the company isn’t stopping memory production. It’s just changing how it reaches you.
A classified project in Shenzhen has reportedly produced a working prototype of an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine. The effort, involving former ASML engineers and coordinated by Huawei, aims to end reliance on Western chipmaking tools by 2030.
Samsung has officially denied rumors it was ending production of SATA SSDs. This is good news for a market facing a massive memory shortage, but significant price hikes are still expected due to AI demand.
Apple is reportedly in preliminary talks with Indian chip maker CG Semi to bring chip assembly and packaging work to the country. This move would further deepen Apple’s manufacturing footprint in India, which now includes a workforce of 350,000 people built over just five years.
International energy giant ENGIE has secured preferred bidder status for a major new solar farm in South Africa. The 240 MW Corona project is slated to begin construction in Q4 2026 and start commercial operations by the end of 2028.
The PC market is bracing for a wave of price hikes. Following Dell, Acer and ASUS now say soaring DRAM costs, fueled by AI demand, will force them to raise prices on consumer and enterprise systems.
