Why “sk” is being discussed
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This bizarro take, HBM is a triumph of non market, industrial policy. HBM is product of autocratic chaebol industrial strategy + markets (which =/= capitalism) at work. The…
by maxglute · Sep 21, 2026
It depends on what you are trying to make, but there are workarounds for most things, and it becomes more of a cost and volume issue than a showstopper. If your yield is low and…
by HarHarVeryFunny · Sep 21, 2026
China has extremely low fertitily rate given that they haven't yet reached the status of a developed country (which Taiwan, SK and Singapore have reached).
by badpun · Sep 21, 2026
On a related note, I was reading yesterday that apparently the real bottleneck for Chinese production of AI accelerators is HBM production, not processors or ASML equipment. The…
by HarHarVeryFunny · Sep 20, 2026
SK Hynix to Interview All 250 Executives, First Time in 14 Years
by giuliomagnifico · Sep 17, 2026 · 3 points
US chip export winners and losers: Winners: Huawei, SMIC, CXMT,Chinese ASML-competitors, OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta. Losers: Chinese AI labs, Nvidia, AMD…
by aurareturn · Sep 17, 2026
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