Korea’s Memory Chip Lead Over China Set to Grow, Report Says
THE SO WHAT
If Samsung and SK Hynix widen their memory lead over China, AI builders stay more dependent on a Korea-centric supply chain for HBM and DRAM. For infra teams, that means geopolitical and FX risk around Korean vendors is now part of your long-term cost and resilience model.
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