AMD's acquisition of MEXT, which makes flash behave like DRAM, positions it to win AI inference by routing around the memory tax that is crippling competitors
NAND flash is the structural winner of the memory detour — 50x cheaper than DRAM per bit, scalable outside the EUV crunch, and contract prices surging 70-75% as AI systems reroute around DRAM scarcity
Structural DRAM shortage locked in until 2027-2028 as HBM capacity crunch keeps prices historically elevated