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Chinese memory brands ditch Samsung and Micron for homegrown CXMT and YMTC silicon — Corsair, HP, and Dell are already adopting the China-produced DDR5 chips (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: cxmt, ymct, samsung

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SoftBank surges more than 10% as Iran-U.S. deal sends Asia tech stocks soaring (cnbc.com)

2026-06-15 | by Justina Lee | get SoftBank Vision Fund → | tags: softbank, samsung electronics, sk hynix

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SK Hynix moves 375-layer NAND into mass production, replacing tungsten with molybdenum (techspot.com)

2026-06-15 | by Skye Jacobs | get SK Hynix NAND Flash Module → | tags: sk hynix, nand scaling, 375-layer

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Nvidia and SK hynix ink multi-year memory co-development and supply agreement — seeks to address extended development cycles (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-08 | by Anton Shilov | get Nvidia SK Hynix Memory Kit → | tags: hynix, memory, nand

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SK hynix to double memory wafer capacity within five years, chairman says — AI-driven shortage will persist until at least 2030 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-02 | by Luke James | get SK hynix Memory Module → | tags: sk hynix, memory wafer, ai shortage

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Seven hospitalized after toxic gas fire at SK hynix advanced memory plant — Cheongju 4th campus incident today led to all 3,600 staff being evacuated (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-01 | by Mark Tyson | get Gas Detection Alarm System → | tags: sk hynix, cheongju campus, fluorine gas

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This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-29 | by Kate Park | get High-Performance Memory Module → | tags: xcena, samsung, sk hynix

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AI Has Made Memory Chips More Valuable Than Oil (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-29 | get AI Memory Chip Kit → | tags: micron, samsung, sk hynix

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Samsung chip workers vote to accept $340,000 average bonus, ending months-long strike threat — resentment over deal has slowed down Samsung foundry division (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-27 | by Luke James | get Samsung Semiconductor Worker Hoodie → | tags: samsung, semiconductor, samsung electronics

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SK Hynix, Micron Join Trillion-Dollar Club (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-27 | get Memory Storage Upgrade Kit → | tags: sk hynix, micron, memory-chip

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SK Hynix hits $1 trillion valuation as AI boom lifts South Korean chip stocks (cnbc.com)

2026-05-27 | by Lee Ying Shan | get SK Hynix Memory Card → | tags: sk hynix, ai chips, samsung electronics

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SK Hynix is embedding cooling into HBM memory to stop AI chips from overheating (techspot.com)

2026-05-26 | tags: sk hynix, ihbm, hbm memory

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SK hynix unveils 'iHBM' thermal architecture that cools AI memory at the source — integrated cooling elements inside HBM interface cut thermal resistance by 30%, target next-gen HBM5 accelerators and dense AI data centers (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-26 | by Etiido Uko | get SK hynix iHBM Cooling Kit → | tags: sk hynix, ihbm, hbm5

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Samsung Chip Workers To Get $340,000 Average Bonus In AI Boom (slashdot.org)

2026-05-22 | get Samsung Semiconductor Worker Bonus → | tags: samsung, ai boom, semiconductor wafers

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Samsung’s memory chip employees negotiated $340,000 bonuses this year (theverge.com)

2026-05-22 | by Dominic Preston | get Samsung Memory Chip Bonus Kit → | tags: samsung, memory chip, semiconductor

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Samsung union suspends strike after reaching tentative deal on bonuses (engadget.com)

2026-05-21 | by Mariella Moon | get Samsung Bonus Gift Card → | tags: samsung, sk hynix, memory division

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Samsung and SK Hynix employees are reportedly abandoning overseas training programs to nab up to $400,000 performance bonuses — online dating grades rise as female members 'seeking out SK hynix employees' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-20 | by Etiido Uko | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung electronics, sk hynix, overseas training

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Samsung is heading toward a strike that could impact global chip supplies and smartphones (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-20 | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung, semiconductors, sk hynix

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Samsung is heading towards a strike that could impact global chip supplies and smartphones (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-20 | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung, semiconductor, sk hynix

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‘The haters will hate’: Dan Ives predicts Nasdaq 30,000 as AI rally expands (cnbc.com)

2026-05-11 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get AI Stock Market Poster → | tags: nasdaq, ai stocks, sk hynix

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Intel, SK hynix shares surge following reports of chip packaging partnership — SK is said to be testing Intel's 2.5D EMIB for HBM integration (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Luke James | get Intel EMIB Chip Packaging Kit → | tags: cowos, emib, hynix

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Fake DDR5 sticks with dummy plastic chips are the latest RAM scam (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get DDR5 Dummy RAM Kit → | tags: ddr5, samsung, sk hynix

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Desperate SK hynix customers offer to buy its EUV machines and fund new fabs as memory capacity hits zero amid crushing AI-driven shortages — worsening global shortages pry open wallets to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Luke James | get SK hynix EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: sk hynix, euv lithography, memory shortage

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Samsung chip workers reject $340,000 one-time bonus, demand annual payouts like SK hynix's $900,000 — workers want share of AI windfall, impending 18-day strike could cost Samsung up to $11.7 billion (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-07 | by Jowi Morales | get Samsung Semiconductor Worker Hoodie → | tags: samsung, sk hynix, chipmaking

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AI boom pushes Samsung to $1T (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-06 | by Kate Park | get Samsung Galaxy S23 → | tags: samsung, artificial intelligence, tsmc

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Samsung crosses $1 trillion valuation as AI frenzy drives historic rally, lifting shares over 15% (cnbc.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lee Ying Shan | get Samsung Galaxy S23 → | tags: samsung electronics, ai stocks, tsmc

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Samsung crossses $1 trillion valuation as AI frenzy drives historic rally, lifting shares over 15% (cnbc.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lee Ying Shan | get Samsung Galaxy S23 → | tags: samsung, tsmc, apple

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AMD expects 20% decline in gaming revenue from 'higher memory and component costs' in the second half of the year — CEO Lisa Su warns of further memory crunch (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jake Roach | get AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D → | tags: amd, ryzen, micron

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DDR6 development begins as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron target 2028-2029 launch (techspot.com)

2026-05-05 | get DDR6 RAM Kit → | tags: ddr6, samsung, sk hynix

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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 APU could arrive with 192GB of unified memory — leaked PassMark benchmarks suggest modest update over Strix Halo (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Kunal Khullar | get AMD Ryzen AI Max RAM Kit → | tags: amd ryzen ai max+ pro, passmark benchmarks, gorgon halo