SK Hynix announced plans for new fabrication plants in Yongin and Cheongju, while supplying high-bandwidth memory chips to Nvidia.

The entities involved

• SK Hynix →

  South Korean memory semiconductor supplier

  • Micron Technology is rapidly closing the gap on SK Hynix in the high-demand HBM market.Sun 15:18
  • China has restricted purchases of Nvidia chips, leading to investor fears about AI companies. An MIT report informed these concerns, coinciding with DeepSeek's model launch.Sun 04:32
• Nvidia →

  American multinational technology company

  • Apple is utilizing TSMC for advanced chip manufacturing, a trend observed alongside market pricing pressures affecting sales volume.Mon 17:45
  • A market sell-off hit major chip companies (AMD, Intel, Micron, Samsung, Nvidia) as the AI trade cooled and investors entered risk-off mode.Mon 17:34
• Samsung Electronics →

  South Korean multinational electronics corporation

  • Korea is leading a major initiative to develop the foundation for 6G by leveraging AI RAN technology, with Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom playing principal vendor roles.Mon 17:37
  • Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom are leading the deployment of private 5G solutions and collaborating on smart office projects in South Korea.Mon 17:37

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• Samsung and SK Hynix are building new memory fabs as the Korean government aims to double DRAM production capacity.Jun 29
• SK Hynix and Marvell are identified as memory chipmakers benefiting from the AI boom.Aug 20
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