SK Hynix becomes South Korea's most valuable company at $1.35T

AI data centers boost memory demand

What's behind this surge? The rush to build AI data centers has sent demand for memory chips soaring, with US tech giants snapping up supplies.
That pushed SK Hynix's stock up by over 340% this year, easily beating Samsung's 200% climb.
In fact, SK Hynix reached a major market-value milestone in May, showing just how much the AI boom is reshaping the tech scene.