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SK HYNIX DETHRONES SAMSUNG AS KOREA'S TOP COMPANY

SK Hynix has overtaken Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable company, capping a 14-year strategic bet on high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips that capitalized on the AI boom.

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SK Hynix overtaking Samsung to become South Korea's most valuable company is the culmination of 14 years of bets on HBM, which paid off as the AI boom took off (Reuters)

Reuters: SK Hynix overtaking Samsung to become South Korea's most valuable company is the culmination of 14 years of bet…

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A look at South Korea's four vocational "meister" schools that train students to work in semiconductor manufacturing, leading to jobs at Samsung and SK Hynix (Max Kim/New York Times)

Max Kim / New York Times: A look at South Korea's four vocational “meister” schools that train students to work in semic…

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South Korea, Samsung, and SK Hynix say they plan to invest ~$590B to build a new chip complex, including four chipmaking plants and a chip packaging cluster (Song Jung-a/Financial Times)

Song Jung-a / Financial Times: South Korea, Samsung, and SK Hynix say they plan to invest ~$590B to build a new chip com…

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