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SK (company name)
SK
SK
Hynix (brand name)
Hǎilìshì
海力士
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
one
yī
一
trillion
wànyì
万亿
US dollar
měiyuán
美元
，
to become
chéngwéi
成为
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
new
xīn
新
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
。

South Korea

Hánguó

韩国

chip / semiconductor

xīnpiàn

芯片

manufacturer

zhìzàoshāng

制造商

SK (company name)

Hynix (brand name)

Hǎilìshì

海力士

share price

gǔjià

股价

to surge / to rise sharply

dàzhǎng

大涨

，

market capitalization

shìzhí

市值

to exceed / to surpass

chāoguò

超过

one trillion

yīwànyì

一万亿

US dollar

měiyuán

美元

。

the company (referring to the one mentioned)

gāi gōngsī

该公司

to be

shì

是

Nvidia (company name)

Yīngwéidá

英伟达

high-bandwidth memory (HBM)

gāo dàikuān nèicún

高带宽内存

structural particle (possessive / modifier)

的

main / primary

zhǔyào

主要

supplier

gōngyìngshāng

供应商

。

May 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM

May 27

5 yuè 27 rì

5月27日

，

South Korea

Hánguó

韩国

memory (computing)

nèicún

内存

chip / semiconductor

xīnpiàn

芯片

giant / major player

jùtóu

巨头

SK (company name)

Hynix (brand name)

Hǎilìshì

海力士

share price

gǔjià

股价

in a single day

dānjī

单日

to soar / to skyrocket

biāoshēng

飙升

more than / exceeding

yú

逾

11 percent

11%

，

market capitalization

shìzhí

市值

for the first time

shǒucì

首次

to break through / to surpass

tūpò

突破

one trillion

yīwànyì

一万亿

US dollar

měiyuán

美元

。

since the start of this year

jīnnián yǐlái

今年以来

，

SK (company name)

Hynix

Hǎilìshì

海力士

share price

gǔjià

股价

cumulatively / in total

lěijì

累计

to rise / to increase

shàngzhǎng

上涨

approximately

yuē

约

250 percent

250%

，

the extent of a rise / gain

zhǎngfú

涨幅

to rank / to be among

jū

居

globally

quánqiú

全球

major / main

zhǔyào

主要

technology stocks

kējì gǔ

科技股

the forefront / top ranks

qiánliè

前列

。

to drive / to propel

tuīdòng

推动

this time / on this occasion

cǐcì

此次

to rise

shàngzhǎng

上涨

structural particle

的

core / key

héxīn

核心

factor

yīnsù

因素

to be

shì

是

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

人工智能

server

fúwùqì

服务器

toward / for

duì

对

high-bandwidth memory (HBM)

gāo dàikuān nèicún

高带宽内存

chip

xīnpiàn

芯片

structural particle

的

demand

xūqiú

需求

sharply / dramatically

jíjù

急剧

to climb / to rise steeply

pānshēng

攀升

。

SK (company name)

Hynix

Hǎilìshì

海力士

to be

shì

是

Nvidia

Yīngwéidá

英伟达

structural particle

的

main / key

zhǔyào

主要

high-bandwidth memory (HBM)

gāo dàikuān nèicún

高带宽内存

supplier

gōngyìngshāng

供应商

，

its / their

qí

其

the year 2026

2026 nián

2026年

the entire year / full-year

quánnián

全年

production capacity

chǎnnéng

产能

already

yǐ

已

to be sold out / fully sold

shòuqìng

售罄

。

analysts / market observers

fēnxī rénshì

分析人士

to forecast / to expect

yùjì

预计

，

supply shortage

gōngyìng duǎnquē

供应短缺

will (future marker)

jiāng

将

to continue / to persist

chíxù

持续

until / through

zhì

至

the year 2027

2027 nián

2027年

，

because

yīnwèi

因为

cloud computing

yún jìsuàn

云计算

and

hé

和

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

人工智能

infrastructure

jīchǔ shèshī

基础设施

construction / development

jiànshè

建设

still in full swing / just getting started

fāng xīng wèi ài

方兴未艾

。

SK (company name)

Hynix

Hǎilìshì

海力士

as a result / thereby

yóucǐ

由此

to become

chéngwéi

成为

following / after

jì

继

Samsung (company name)

Sāmxīng

三星

and

hé

和

Micron (company name)

Měiguāng

美光

after / following

zhīhòu

之后

the third company

dìsān jiā

第三家

market capitalization

shìzhí

市值

to surpass / to exceed

tūpò

突破

trillion

wànyì

万亿

US dollar

měiyuán

美元

structural particle

的

memory chip

nèicún

内存

semiconductor chip

xīnpiàn

芯片

enterprise / company

qǐyè

企业

。

New Words

gǔjià

股价

share price

biāoshēng

飙升

to soar / to skyrocket

shìzhí

市值

market capitalization

xīnpiàn

芯片

chip / semiconductor

nèicún

内存

memory

jùtóu

巨头

giant / major player

gōngyìngshāng

供应商

supplier

chǎnnéng

产能

production capacity

gōngyìng duǎnquē

供应短缺

supply shortage

jīchǔ shèshī

基础设施

infrastructure

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SK Hynix Hits $1 Trillion Valuation as AI Chip Demand Soars

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix surged past a $1 trillion market cap, driven by soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI servers. The company is a key supplier of HBM to Nvidia.

On May 27th, South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix saw its share price soar by over 11 percent in a single day, with its market capitalization breaking through one trillion US dollars for the first time. Since the start of 2026, SK Hynix's share price has risen cumulatively by approximately 250 percent, ranking among the top gains among major global technology stocks.

The core driving factor for this surge is the sharp increase in demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used by artificial intelligence servers. SK Hynix is a major supplier of high-bandwidth memory to Nvidia, and its entire 2026 production capacity is already sold out. Analysts predict that the supply shortage will persist until 2027, as cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure construction is still in full swing.

As a result, SK Hynix has become the third memory chip company with market capitalization surpassing one trillion US dollars, following Samsung and Micron.

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SK Hynix Hits $1 Trillion Valuation as AI Chip Demand Soars

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