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Despite AI bubble fears, memory chip makers work to fill insatiable demand

NPR | By John Ruwitch

Published June 25, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

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Markets have been on edge about the AI investment boom, but earnings from the biggest U.S. memory chip maker, Micron, signal no end in sight to demand for the microchips at the heart of it all.

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John Ruwitch is a correspondent with NPR's international desk. He covers Chinese affairs.