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SK Hynix Inches Near US$1tn Market Cap as AI Demand Surges
As SK Hynix continues to ride the AI wave, South Korea is set to become the first country outside the US to host more than one trillion-dollar company
TL;DR
- SK Hynix is approaching a US$1tn market capitalization, fueled by increased AI infrastructure spending.
- If SK Hynix reaches the milestone, South Korea will be the first country outside the US to have multiple trillion-dollar companies.
- Samsung Electronics recently crossed the US$1tn mark, becoming the second Asian company after TSMC to do so.
- A planned strike by Samsung's union could potentially benefit SK Hynix and other rivals through diverted demand.
- SK Hynix dominates the HBM market, a crucial component for AI servers, with its production for 2026 already sold out.
- The demand for HBM is expected to outpace manufacturing yields into 2027.