SK Hynix

Asia’s tech giants give AI bull run a new centre of gravity

Retail, institutional investors drive record buying, with leveraged bets

Samsung Electronics workers attend a rally ahead of a strike, scheduled to take place from May 21, Pyeongtaek, South Korea, April 23, 2026.

Samsung shares lag SK Hynix’s rally as analysts cite strike risk

Samsung’s labour union has rejected the management’s earlier offer

In South Korea, major chip manufacturers  have shifted more towards high-bandwidth memory chip production, used most in data centres and AI accelerators.

Chinese firms struggle to catch up with South Korea, Taiwan leaders in AI chips, say analysts

Less-robust internal supply chains and US restrictions on China seen as holding down progress 

The surge in South Korean stocks underscores the global pivot toward companies linked to artificial intelligence.

South Korea surpasses UK to become world’s 8th largest stock market

SOUTH KOREA has leapfrogged the UK to become the world’s eighth-biggest stock market, fuelled by a high-octane rally in its artificial intelligence-linked technology champions. 

Asia has cemented its central place in the world’s economy as AI develops and spreads, even amid concerns over the impact of tariffs and the Iran war.

AI chip surge elevates Taiwan, South Korea in global equity rankings

The tech-heavy Asian markets have shot past Germany and France in the past seven months

SK Hynix says earlier that it is accelerating capacity expansion, including bringing forward the opening of a new memory chip plant in South Korea to meet surging demand.

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix’s Q1 profit rises five-fold to a record high on AI boom

Some analysts expect the pace of price increases to ease after the second quarter

SK Hynix was considering raising 10 trillion to 15 trillion won (S$12.8 billion) by issuing new shares in a US listing.

SK Hynix files for US listing that source says could raise up to US$14 billion

[SEOUL] South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix announced on Wednesday it made a confidential filing for a US listing in 2026, which a source said could raise as much as US$14 billion.

SK Hynix has sold out its entire slate of memory chips in 2026.

SK Hynix boss pledges to boost output of AI memory chips

The chipmaker’s share price has more than quadrupled over the past year on record earnings

Samsung and SK Hynix have each gained more than 39% in 2026.

Samsung, SK Hynix exceeds value of Chinese duo as AI boom shifts

AI investment frenzy has shifted towards infrastructure, benefiting the Korean chipmakers