{
  "id": 8849627,
  "title": "Chinese memory-maker CXMT claims DRAM production breakthrough",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/chinese-memory-maker-cxmt-claims-dram-production-breakthrough",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T02:10:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/09/21/chinese-memory-maker-cxmt-claims-dram-production-breakthrough/5297633"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chinese memory company CXMT has announced it has begun mass production of chips using a fifth-generation process, which effectively doubles memory density. This innovation allows the company to produce twice as many memory chips from a single wafer. The breakthrough comes through a high-k dielectric metal gate process that was adapted for DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) production. CXMT claims its new process puts it on par with its rivals in the memory-making industry. The company's evidence of its success is a pair of LPDDR5X memory modules capable of storing 24GB of data, designed for use in smartphones and other high-end consumer electronics. If CXMT's claims about improved density and mass production are accurate, and the new products do not become prohibitively expensive, it would be a boon for Chinese electronics manufacturers who are currently grappling with affordable memory shortages due to supply chain issues stemming from AI-related demand.",
  "summary": "PLUS: Toyota's robot hiring spree; China's CDNs struggle; India to charge for some UPI payments; and more!",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Chinese memory-maker CXMT claims DRAM production breakthrough",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/chinese-memory-maker-cxmt-claims-dram-production-breakthrough-8852047",
        "published": "2026-09-21T02:10:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}