Memory chips and storage drives

RAM (DRAM) 1 company

RAM holds what a processor is working on, and loses it when the power goes off. Only three companies in the world make DRAM.

Micron TechnologyMicron, with engineers in Hyderabad, is one of the three makers of DRAM, and makes the high-bandwidth memory stacked beside AI processors.HyderabadHired recently

The tech, explainedDRAM High-bandwidth memory (HBM)↗ AI and data centre chips

Flash memory 1 company

Flash memory keeps data when the power is off. It is the storage in phones, memory cards and SSDs.

SandiskSpun off from Western Digital in 2025Sandisk makes flash memory for memory cards, phones and SSDs. Its Bengaluru centre designs the controllers and firmware that manage the flash.BengaluruHiring now

The tech, explainedNAND flash memory and SSDs

Hard drives 1 company

Hard drives store data on spinning magnetic disks. They are slower than flash but much cheaper for very large amounts.

Western DigitalWestern Digital, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes hard drives, which still hold most of the data in cloud data centres because they cost far less per terabyte than flash.Bengaluru

The tech, explainedHard disk drive (HDD)↗ AI and data centre chips

How it all worksSmartphone hardwareOne main chip, a radio, a touch screen, memory.

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What's changing

The memory wall.

AI processors can compute far faster than memory can feed them. High-bandwidth memory, stacked right beside the processor, has become one of the most sought-after chips in the world.

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