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2026-05-27
www.koreaherald.com
2026-05-27
The Korea Herald
AI-driven rally pushes all three global memory chipmakers above trillion-dollar mark
(Yonhap)
SK hynix joined the $1 trillion market capitalization club on Wednesday, meaning the world’s three largest memory chipmakers are now all valued at more than $1 trillion amid the artificial intelligence-driven semiconductor rally.
As of early trading, SK hynix shares were up 9.94 percent, or 204,000 won
2026-05-27
siliconangle.com
2026-05-27
SiliconANGLE
Memory chip makers Micron Technology Inc. and SK Hynix Inc. saw their market values surge above $1 trillion for the first time today, driven by insatiable demand for their products from artificial intelligence firms.
Micron’s stock was up more than 19% today, as investors piled into the stock following a report from the investment bank UBS, which tripled its price target from $535 to $1,525 per s
2026-05-27
www.msn.com
2026-05-27
MSN
Micron (MU) stock has gained about 209.61% year to date, at the time of writing, Tuesday morning, May 26, according to Yahoo Finance. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index (SPY) is up about 10% in the same period.
The company is part of the semiconductor rally driven by the AI boom. Recent positive factors that boosted it include hyperscalers increasing their capital expenditure plans and Intel’s Q1
2026-05-27
www.chosun.com
2026-05-27
조선일보
By Kwak Chang-yeol
Published 2026.05.27. 09:29
Updated 2026.05.27. 10:19
On May 27, 2026, the KOSPI, which breaks through 8,400 for the first time during trading, is displayed on the status board at Hana Bank's dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul. On this day, the KOSPI starts at 8,242.12, up 194.61 points (2.42%) from the previous day. /News1
The KOSPI surged over 4% immediately after opening on the
2026-05-27
cryptobriefing.com
2026-05-27
Crypto Briefing
Taiwan Semiconductor plans 15% price hike for 3nm chips in H2 2026
TSMC's aggressive pricing strategy reflects an AI demand surge that could ripple into crypto mining economics and consumer electronic
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Samsung Electronics' 2026 tentative labor-management agreement is expected to pass after already surpassing an 86% voting participation rate within just three days. While the agreement has temporarily eased concerns over potential strikes, South Korea's semiconductor industry is increasingly worried that the newly expanded performance bonus structure, which guarantees employees a fixed percentage
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Huawei's Tau Law proposal is rapidly redirecting attention across China's semiconductor industry away from pure lithography competition and toward advanced packaging, 3D stacking, optical interconnects, and system-level architecture design.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Printed circuit board (PCB) drill bit manufacturer Topoint Technology approved a private placement of unsecured convertible corporate bonds with a maximum issuance amount of NT$600 million (approx. US$19.10 million) at its shareholders' meeting on May 26. The company also welcomed Unimicron Technology, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), and Zhen Ding Technology Group (ZDT) as strategic investors.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to hold a company-wide communication meeting on the morning of May 27, during which chairman C.C. Wei is expected to explain in person the latest employee bonus policy, following online backlash over reports that the company will cut employee bonuses by 15%.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
SmartSens and Unisoc have formed a strategic partnership to develop Micro LED high-speed optical interconnects, aiming to deliver domestic, low-power, high-bandwidth solutions for short-reach AI cluster links. The collaboration could accelerate the commercialization of Micro LED co-packaged optics (CPO) technology and strengthen China's role in global AI infrastructure supply chains, according to
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Taiwan-based Daxin Materials posted stronger revenue and profitability in 2025 as rapid growth in semiconductor materials offset a still-cautious display market recovery, with AI- and HPC-driven demand emerging as the company's primary growth engine.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
The agreement between Qualcomm and ByteDance positions the former for large-scale AI ASIC demand from the latter, as reported by Bloomberg, but market viability remains uncertain amid intense AI chip competition, evolving China procurement preferences, and regulatory pressures affecting cross-border semiconductor adoption.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
US efforts to rebuild its semiconductor supply chain are exposing a critical gap in domestic packaging and testing capacity, a bottleneck that industry sources expect to ease only after 2028 as the US OSAT ecosystem gradually takes shape.
2026-05-27
www.bloomberg.com
2026-05-27
Bloomberg.com
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2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Wah Lee Industrial said it has formally moved into investments in standard gases and other supplies needed by wafer fabs, with its Tainan logistics center set to open in the second half of 2026 to support future growth. Chairman Gary Chang also confirmed that the company will pass on higher costs for semiconductor and PCB products quarterly as raw material prices climb.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
First Micron, then SK Hynix, join the trillion-dollar club, capping an extraordinary repricing of an industry once dismissed as a commodity play. The milestone is more than a valuation story: it crystallizes a structural debate about whether AI has permanently transformed memory's earnings profile, a bubble concern as Chinese rivals ramp capacity, and a sharpening geopolitical contest over who con
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Samsung Electronics plans to invest VND39 trillion (approx. US$1.5 billion) in a new semiconductor testing facility in northern Vietnam, according to documents reviewed by Reuters,marking the company's first chip testing plant in the country as global memory demand surges amid the AI boom.
2026-05-27
www.digitimes.com
2026-05-27
digitimes
Samsung Electronics' 2026 tentative labor-management agreement is expected to pass after already surpassing an 86% voting participation rate within just three days. While the agreement has temporarily eased concerns over potential strikes, South Korea's...
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2026-05-27
www.cnbc.com
2026-05-27
CNBC
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2026-05-27
idahonews.com
2026-05-27
KBOI
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