Place / Country
South Korea
South Korea is one of the world’s most important semiconductor manufacturing centres, with particular strength in memory and high-bandwidth memory through companies including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
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Why It Matters
The rise of artificial intelligence has increased the strategic importance of advanced memory. South Korea therefore occupies a critical position in the hardware stack that supports frontier AI computing.
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