After 14 years of lying dormant, SK Hynix finally turns over! SK Hynix bets big on HBM to reap the benefits of AI, but hidden dangers lurk beneath its trillion-dollar market value halo.

According to the Securities Times APP, SK Hynix surpassed Samsung Electronics on Monday to become the highest valued company in South Korea, the ultimate result of a series of bets made over the past 14 years. These bets have brought criticism and ridicule to the company, but ultimately placed it at the center of the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom. After a cumulative increase of over 270% in 2025, SK Hynix's stock price has risen by nearly 300% so far this year. Since May, SK Hynix's market value has exceeded $1 trillion, making it the third Asian company to reach this market value milestone after TSMC and Samsung Electronics.