NicoleWong
07-27
$SK海力士(SKHY)$U.S. AI Spending Now Drives SK Hynix
SK hynix may be headquartered in South Korea, but its growth engine now sits firmly in the U.S.
America generated 65% of quarterly revenue in Q1, rising from roughly $2B in late 2019 to $22.6B. South Korea contributed just 0.3%.
That makes SK Hynix increasingly sensitive to the capex decisions of Alphabet Inc., Microsoft, Amazon and Meta.
Alphabet’s latest earnings made the connection visible. The company raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to $195–205B, helping lift Korean chipmakers as investors priced in stronger demand for AI servers and memory.
The stock is reflecting both the opportunity and the expectations:
- SKHY jumped 14% on its Nasdaq debut
- Q2 earnings this Wednesday must now validate confidence in HBM demand and memory pricing
SK hynix is becoming one of the clearest global proxies for America’s AI infrastructure cycle.
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