Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has achieved a market capitalization of $1 trillion, as its stock price more than tripled over the past year amid surging demand for AI chips. In early trading on Wednesday, shares of the South Korean company rose as much as 11%, making it the second Asian firm after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to reach the trillion-dollar milestone. Samsung Electronics, along with peers such as SK Hynix and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, lies at the heart of a transformation in which Asia has become the cornerstone of the global AI ecosystem. This shift has driven a strong rally in regional tech stocks—SK Hynix and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing also hit record highs this month—as investors bet on sustained demand for advanced chips and computing power. “Beyond its symbolic importance, the trillion-dollar threshold carries real significance,” said Dave Mazza, CEO of Roundhill Investments in New York. “More broadly, it reflects the market’s view that the role of memory as part of AI infrastructure is structural, not cyclical.”
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