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South Korea's SK Group, the parent company of chip supplier SK Hynix, has announced plans to raise 80 trillion won ($56 billion) by 2026. The funds will be primarily invested in artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, data centers, and personalized AI assistant services. This strategy aims to strengthen supply chains for emerging technologies. SK Hynix, the group's chipmaking unit, is expected to control over half of the global market for HBM this year, although it faces competition from Samsung Electronics and Micron. SK Hynix's expertise in chip-stacking technology is seen as a competitive advantage. SK Group has not yet provided detailed plans on how it intends to reach its fundraising target.

South Korea's SK Group, the parent company of Nvidia's chip supplier SK Hynix, has revealed its intentions to accumulate 80 trillion won ($56 billion) by 2026. The majority of these funds will be allocated to investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors. During a meeting over the weekend, the company's high-ranking officials agreed that the funds would be utilized for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, data centers, and personalized AI assistant services. The aim of this strategy is to strengthen the supply chains for emerging technologies, as reported by Nikkei Asia on Monday. SK Hynix, the group's chipmaking unit, is expected to control over 50% of the global HBM market this year.

It is the main supplier of HBM chips for Nvidia, who employs them to enhance the efficiency of their graphics processing units for AI computing and training. Nonetheless, Samsung Electronics and Micron are also competing to obtain a substantial market share in the HBM segment, providing potential competition for SK Hynix. Analysts suggest that despite this competition, SK Hynix remains at the forefront of chip-stacking technology, a method that combines multiple traditional DRAM chips to improve speed and enable large-scale data processing. Details regarding SK Group's plans to achieve its target of 80 trillion won have yet to be disclosed. Why is it important: In April, SK Hynix reported its first profitable quarter in five years, with the turnaround attributed to the surge in demand for AI chips. The company's success was driven by increased sales of AI server products, particularly high-bandwidth memory, a critical technology for Nvidia's AI chipsets. With Nvidia in the final stages of certifying Samsung's HBM chips in June, gaining Nvidia's approval is crucial for companies like Samsung and Micron to compete with SK Hynix in the AI chip market. Read Also: Peter Thiel of Palantir remarks that it is "very strange" that one company is dominating the field of AI, which Silicon Valley is no longer familiar with. Image via SK Hynix


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