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Re:Out of Memory Error – The RAM Shortage of 1988 (2016) by MrBuddyCasino on Sunday May 16, 2021 @08:22AM (#27173190)
> DRAM scaling has come to an end

Can you elaborate? First time I hear this.

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Re:Out of Memory Error – The RAM Shortage of 1988 (2016) by ghaff on Sunday May 16, 2021 @09:15AM (#27173500)
CMOS process scaling is running out of steam which is generally going to make performance/capacity/etc. improvements in things dependent on semiconductors increasingly difficult.
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Re:Out of Memory Error – The RAM Shortage of 1988 (2016) by spankyspangler on Sunday May 16, 2021 @11:06AM (#27174195)
Others have explained better than I could. Here's some a search turned up

https://semiengineering.com/dram-scaling-challenges-grow/

https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/13/dram-is-stuck-in-a-10n...

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