Samsung and SK Hynix enjoy memory chip boom in pandemic's wake

South Korean companies soar on new data centers while game consoles to extend boom

20200730N Samsung chip plant

A Samsung Electronics plant: The South Korean company is the world leader for both DRAM chips and NAND flash memory.

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korean memory chip producers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are benefiting from a surge in demand for memory chips used in data centers, in which investment is increasing in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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