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Rest of World · September 28, 2026 · On the brief until October 12, 2026

South Korea’s AI chip giants are fighting for a bigger role in America’s AI boom

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Driving demand for specialized high-bandwidth memory chips

Samsung and SK Hynix are competing to supply high-bandwidth memory to American artificial intelligence firms like Nvidia. Memory makers are shifting away from standard commodity sales toward customized, long-term contracts. This change alters pricing structures and forces planners to navigate tight production capacity alongside trade limits in China.

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Students can examine how suppliers manage production constraints when shifting from commodity sales to customized contracts under geopolitical trade restrictions.

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