
AI memory demand jolts India's smartphone market as shipments fall 10%
Handset makers squeezed as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron divert capacity to HBM for AI accelerators; entry-level India segment collapses 45%.
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Handset makers squeezed as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron divert capacity to HBM for AI accelerators; entry-level India segment collapses 45%.

The Nvidia HBM supplier priced above Seoul, opened 14% higher, and eclipsed Alibaba's 2014 record as Washington pushes for US fabs.

GPU spot prices peaked in May near $3.20 an hour and have declined since, while DRAM prices climbed 10x over the past year.

South Korea's memory giant will offer 17.8 million ADRs this week, joining Micron as Wall Street hunts for the next Nvidia.

Tim Cook calls the hikes unavoidable as AI data centers outbid consumer device makers for RAM — even with Apple posting four straight record quarters.

The memory maker's rise reflects how HBM has become the gating resource for AI training, not GPUs alone.

Shares jumped 13% after earnings as the Idaho chipmaker forecast up to $51B in Q4 revenue and inked a supply deal with Anthropic.
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