As the U.S. gears up to announce new tariffs on semiconductor products, anxiety is mounting among South Korean memory firms like Samsung and SK hynix. According to Sisa Journal and Asia Business Daily, both manufacture key memory semiconductors—including NAND and DRAM—in China, with their NAND p...

Following the notice that a price hike is on the way, U.S. memory giant Micron plans to introduce a new surcharge for U.S. customers starting April 9 to offset costs from Trump’s latest tariffs, as per Reuters. Micron told customers in an email that while some of its products are exempt from ta...

With SK hynix reportedly securing exclusive 12H HBM3E supply to NVIDIA’s GB300 AI chip, the South Korean memory giant has now come up with more good news. According to its press release, the company has shipped the world’s first 12-layer HBM4 samples to major customers. Leveraging its HBM exp...

With NVIDIA unveiling its next-gen GB300 AI chip at GTC 2025, SK hynix stands to benefit as the exclusive supplier of 12H HBM3E for the Blackwell Ultra, according to South Korean media outlet Business Post. In addition, SK hynix could further strengthen its HBM lead, as the report suggests its HB...

According to a report from Bloomberg, South Korea’s semiconductor exports to China experienced a significant drop in February, deepening concerns over a global demand slowdown, which was already under pressure from U.S. tariffs. As noted by the report, South Korea’s semiconductor exports to C...