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SK hynix raises $26.5B in record US IPO to fuel HBM expansion

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Tom's Hardware ·

SK hynix raised $26.5 billion in its Nasdaq IPO, the largest ever by a South Korean company. The memory giant plans to use the funds to build new fabs for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, which are in high demand for AI. The company's HBM supply is currently sold out.

Meridian48 take
The record haul underscores how AI demand is reshaping the semiconductor industry, but executing on massive fab expansions amid global chip supply chain tensions will be the real test.
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SK hynix raises a record $26.5 billion in historic U.S. IPO — South Korean memory giant to fund massive HBM manufacturing expansions →
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