So… the major manufacturers, which operate across different continents with notoriously uneasy geopolitical tensions, are secretly operating a silicon cartel?

You mean the exact thing that happened before involving a dozen companies and that ended with prison time and fines?

Truly an unimaginable and ludicrous suggestion in a time where regulators are less likely than ever to pursue it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_industry_price_fixing#200...