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Lenovo confirmed that some notebooks sold outside China now use solid-state drives from Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), marking the first known appearance of the Chinese memory maker's SSDs in an overseas Lenovo model. The move comes as global PC makers face tighter NAND flash supply and higher prices.

China's memory makers are moving from technology catch-up to capital-market expansion, with ChangXin Memory Technologies' (CXMT) parent and Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC) both preparing initial public offerings (IPOs) to fund future capacity growth and technology upgrades. South Korean industry players are paying particularly close attention to YMTC, which focuses on NAND Flash and is closing in

CCP directives can be lifebuoy for Chinese producers of DRAM modules and solid-state drives as domestic memory makers may be obliged to support the module industry.

Transcend announced it will exhibit enterprise solid-state drives, DDR5 7200 memory, and embedded camera modules at COMPUTEX 2026 in the Storage and Management Solutions area, saying the showcase will demonstrate integrated capabilities in AI computing storage, high-speed transmission, and reliable data processing. The firm highlighted that as AI expands to endpoint applications, performance and s