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kē jì
科技
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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)
SK
SK
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)
de
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)
SK
SK
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%
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)
SK
SK
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%
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
de
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
de
的
demand
xūqiú
需求
sharply / dramatically
jíjù
急剧
to climb / to rise steeply
pānshēng
攀升
。
SK (company name)
SK
SK
Hynix
Hǎilìshì
海力士
to be
shì
是
Nvidia
Yīngwéidá
英伟达
structural particle
de
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)
SK
SK
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
de
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

News in English

Science & Technology

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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qǐsù
起诉
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OpenAI
OpenAI
，
to accuse / to charge
zhǐkòng
指控
it / the company (formal)
qí
其
to steal / to misappropriate
qièqǔ
窃取
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
trade secrets / confidential business information
shāngyè jīmì
商业机密
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Wēixìn
微信
to launch / roll out
tuīchū
推出
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
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zhùshǒu
助手
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