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Samsung and SK Hynix Reject KEPCO's $18.7 Billion Electricity Prepayment Plan
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have turned down a proposal from state-run utility KEPCO to prepay $18.7 billion for power grid upgrades, citing uncertainty over future chip demand.
SK Hynix Shares Tumble as AI Leaders Call for Slower Development, Hot US Inflation Data Rattles Markets
SK Hynix shares dropped more than 4% and dragged the KOSPI lower after top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX urged a slowdown in AI development, raising doubts about future memory-chip demand just as hotter-than-expected US inflation data added pressure ahead of this week's Fed meeting.

South Korea's Semiconductor Exports Surge Past 400 Trillion Won in Historic Milestone

South Korea Confirms Chip Investment Talks With US as Tariff Threat Grows
Samsung, SK Hynix Capacity Expansion Set to Widen Korea's Memory Chip Lead Over China
New production expansions from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are projected to extend South Korea's dominance in the global memory chip market over Chinese rivals, according to a new industry report, as AI-driven demand reshapes the semiconductor landscape.