China's Lenovo signs long-term component‑supply deal for next year

By Che Pan and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Lenovo said on Thursday it has signed long-term contracts for memory chips to ensure ​supplies amid rising memory prices because of surging AI demand. "We signed ‌the optimal contract with key component suppliers to ensure we have enough supply for next year," CEO ‌Yang Yuanqing told Reuters after the release of Lenovo's second-quarter results. Global memory chip prices are climbing due to demand from data centre operators for building artificial intelligence ...