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Korean memory giants ready for 2026 peak as HBM boom spills into commodity DRAM

Korean memory giants ready for 2026 peak as HBM boom spills into commodity DRAM

SEOUL, December 15 (AJP) - As Big Tech accelerates the next phase of AI infrastructure — with Google challenging Nvidia through in-house chip design and foundation models like Gemini scaling rapidly — the repercussions are becoming systemic for South Korea’s memory industry. Investment banks now project that Samsung Electronics and SK hynix could together generate close to 200 trillion won in operating profit in 2026, an income pool equivalent to roughly 27 percent

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  • Samsung Heavy secures key certification for floating nuclear reactor design

    Samsung Heavy secures key certification for 'floating nuclear reactor' design

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  • CJ Olive Young tops Koreas most-wanted employers list, survey shows

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  • SK On expands at home with big bet on LFP amid uncertainty in global battery market

    SK On expands at home with big bet on LFP amid uncertainty in global battery market

    December 15, 2025
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    South Korea's SeAH secures long-term aluminum supply deal with Boeing

    December 15, 2025
  • [UPDATE] Police Sweep Kakao building following bomb threat; No explosives found

    [UPDATE] Police Sweep Kakao building following bomb threat; No explosives found

    December 15, 2025
  • Korea Zinc weighs US strategic mineral smelter: reports

    Korea Zinc weighs US strategic mineral smelter: reports

    December 15, 2025
  • Doosan Enerbility signs steam turbine supply deal for Qatar plant

    Doosan Enerbility signs steam turbine supply deal for Qatar plant

    December 15, 2025
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