… The AI boom is driving a chip shortage across the semiconductor industry, as the world’s three largest memory chip makers, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron , struggle to meet runaway demand from AI data centers. …
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… But South Korean memory companies have no plans to set up newer facilities in Japan, and SK hynix has even denied claims of having a DRAM supply chain in the region. …
… "New fab capacity remains years away, and existing lines are being reallocated to HBM high bandwidth memory and enterprise DDR5, structurally squeezing commodity supply," said Eslamimehr, a former microprocessor engineer at Samsung. …
TweakTown News Business, Financial & Legal TL;DR: Samsung Electronics reported a record-breaking Q1 2026 with sales of 133.9 trillion won and a 755% profit surge to 57.23 trillion won, driven by a 225% rise in semiconductor sales amid global DRAM shortages and AI demand, outperforming analyst estim… …
… With its comprehensive portfolio spanning memory, foundry, logic design and advanced packaging, Samsung will continue to ensure a stable semiconductor supply for the booming AI market.
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