Samsung (South Korean electronics company)Sānxīng三星、SK Hynix (South Korean memory chipmaker)SK HǎilìshìSK海力士and / together withyǔ与Micron (US semiconductor company)Měiguāng美光to race to / to vie injìngxiāng竞相to expand / to increasekuòdà扩大AI / artificial intelligenceAIAImemory (computing)nèicún内存chip / semiconductor chipxīnpiàn芯片production capacitychǎnnéng产能。
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
SK Hynix (South Korean memory chipmaker)
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
and / together with
yǔ
与
Micron (US semiconductor company)
Měiguāng
美光
to race to / to vie in
jìngxiāng
竞相
to expand / to increase
kuòdà
扩大
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
memory (computing)
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
three major / the top three
sān dà
三大
memory (computing)
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturers / vendors
chǎngshāng
厂商
Samsung
Sānxīng
三星
SK Hynix
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
and
hé
和
Micron
Měiguāng
美光
currently / in the process of
zhèng
正
to race to / to compete in
jìngxiāng
竞相
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to meet / to satisfy
mǎnzú
满足
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
market
shìchǎng
市场
attributive particle
de
的
strong / robust (demand)
wàngshèng
旺盛
demand / needs
xūqiú
需求
analysis / to analyze
fēnxī
分析
institutions / research firms
jīgòu
机构
to forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
market
shìchǎng
市场
this year
jīnnián
今年
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
90 percent
90%
90%
scale / size
guīmó
规模
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$1.51 trillion US dollars
1.51 wànyì měiyuán
1.51万亿美元
July 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
three major / the top three
sān dà
三大
memory (computing)
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturers / vendors
chǎngshāng
厂商
Samsung
Sānxīng
三星
SK Hynix
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
and
hé
和
Micron
Měiguāng
美光
currently / in the process of
zhèng
正
to race to / to compete in
jìngxiāng
竞相
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to meet / to satisfy
mǎnzú
满足
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
continuous / sustained
chíxù
持续
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
attributive particle
de
的
demand / needs
xūqiú
需求
analysis / to analyze
fēnxī
分析
institutions / research firms
jīgòu
机构
to forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
global
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
market
shìchǎng
市场
this year
jīnnián
今年
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
90 percent
90%
90%
scale / size
guīmó
规模
to reach / to hit
dádào
达到
$1.51 trillion US dollars
1.51 wànyì měiyuán
1.51万亿美元
among which / of which
qízhōng
其中
memory
nèicún
内存
market
shìchǎng
市场
scale / size
guīmó
规模
to estimate / projected to
yùjì
预计
will
jiāng
将
to surge / to skyrocket
jīzēng
激增
250 percent
250%
250%
to break through / to exceed
tūpò
突破
$803.9 billion US dollars
8039 yì měiyuán
8039亿美元
SK Hynix
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
by virtue of / by relying on
píngjiè
凭借
in / within
zài
在
high-bandwidth memory / HBM
gāo dàikuān nèicún
高带宽内存
domain / field
lǐngyù
领域
attributive particle
de
的
technology / technical
jìshù
技术
advantage / edge
yōushì
优势
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to lock in / to secure
suǒdìng
锁定
Nvidia (US chip company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
core / key
héxīn
核心
supplier / vendor
gōngyìngshāng
供应商
qualification / status
zīgé
资格
thereby / as a result
cóngér
从而
to gain / to hold
zhǎngwò
掌握
aspect marker
le
了
relatively strong / considerable
jiào qiáng
较强
attributive particle
de
的
pricing power
dìngjià quán
定价权
the company / said company (formal reference)
gāi gōngsī
该公司
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to go to / to head to (formal)
fù
赴
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to list on the stock exchange / to go public
shàngshì
上市
so as to / in order to
yǐbiàn
以便
for / on behalf of
wèi
为
US / American
Měiguó
美国
institutional
jīgòu
机构
investors
tóuzīzhě
投资者
to provide / to offer
tígōng
提供
direct / directly
zhíjiē
直接
to participate in / to access
cānyù
参与
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
memory
nèicún
内存
market
shìchǎng
市场
attributive particle
de
的
investment
tóuzī
投资
channel / avenue
qúdào
渠道
analysts / industry observers
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out / to note
zhǐchū
指出
all the major / each major
gè dà
各大
manufacturers
chǎngshāng
厂商
while / at the same time as
zài
在
to expand production
kuò chǎn
扩产
at the same time / while doing so
de tóngshí
的同时
also / in addition
hái
还
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
materials / raw materials
cáiliào
材料
supply
gōngyìng
供应
tight / under pressure / scarce
jǐnzhāng
紧张
and
hé
和
professional / specialized
zhuānyè
专业
talent / skilled workers
réncái
人才
shortage / deficit
duǎnquē
短缺
and so on / such as
děng
等
challenge
tiǎozhàn
挑战
as / along with
suízhe
随着
generative (type of AI)
shēngchéng shì
生成式
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
applications / usage
yìngyòng
应用
increasingly / day by day
rì yì
日益
to become widespread / to proliferate
pǔjí
普及
high-performance
gāo xìngnéng
高性能
memory
nèicún
内存
chips / semiconductors
xīnpiàn
芯片
attributive particle
de
的
demand
xūqiú
需求
is expected to / projected to
yùjì
预计
will
jiāng
将
continuously / sustainably
chíxù
持续
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
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BusinessSamsung, SK Hynix and Micron Race to Expand AI Memory Chip Capacity
The world three largest memory chipmakers -- Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron -- are racing to expand production capacity to meet surging AI demand. Analysts forecast the global semiconductor market to grow 90 percent this year to $1.51 trillion.
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0.1%
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Trian Fund Management (investment firm)
Tèlǐān Jījīn
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to plan / plan
jìhuà
计划
to acquire / takeover
shōugòu
收购
Wendys (fast-food chain)
Wēndí
温迪
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
上涨
13 percent
13%
13%
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