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Apple began to cooperate more actively with Samsung if earlier orders were distributed among Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, now Samsung will receive 60-70% of the contracts. The reason for this is the rapid rise in the price of LPDDR memory and the decrease in availability from other manufacturers. About reports The Korea Economic Daily.

SK Hynix and Micron are cutting back on LPDDR production and refocusing on more profitable HBM memory for artificial intelligence and data centers. Samsung, on the other hand, has maintained its focus on mobile DRAM production, which allows it to provide the stable, large supplies that Apple relies on.

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