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SK Hynix just shattered Wall Street records with the largest-ever U.S. IPO for a non-American company, raising $26.5 billion—topping even Alibaba’s 2014 debut. Trading on Nasdaq, its shares soared as investors snapped up shares, ignoring long-standing “Korea Discount” biases tied to governance or geopolitics. The surge is fueled by its critical role in powering AI with high-bandwidth memory chips that Nvidia desperately needs. The cash is pouring back into U.S. factories and cutting-edge equipment to meet global AI demand. Meanwhile, Micron is doubling down with a $250 billion U.S. manufacturing bet, set to create tens of thousands of jobs. The AI chip race is heating up, reshaping the global semiconductor landscape—with Korea and the U.S. locked in a high-stakes, high-stakes battle for dominance.

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