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title: "SK Hynix and Samsung Plunge as Memory Rout Hits Asia"
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published_at: "2026-10-13T04:54:06.000Z"
category: "Industry"
topics: ["funding","inference"]
source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/tech/sk-hynix-and-samsung-plunge-as-memory-rout-hits-asia-35b52f8b","https://x.com/liquidtrading/status/2109652089052049769","https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/2109736292573749617","https://x.com/MelvinInvests/status/2109655913758110018","https://x.com/tengyanAI/status/2109679599659724989","https://x.com/Kalshi_Finance/status/2109755350433845288","https://x.com/tengyanAI/status/2109840977716478108","https://x.com/dmjk001/status/2109812408407773553"]
summary: "Shares of SK Hynix and Samsung dropped about 9% and 7% respectively in Seoul following news that China's CXMT will launch DDR5 server memory by the end of 2026. CXMT is using a 4F² memory-cell architecture to increase chip density and manufacturing efficiency despite U.S. equipment restrictions. The sell-off was further impacted by the end of $39 billion in share buyback support and tightened local restrictions on leveraged ETFs."
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# SK Hynix and Samsung Plunge as Memory Rout Hits Asia

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**Published:** 2026-10-13T04:54:06.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** funding, inference

## Summary

Shares of SK Hynix and Samsung dropped about 9% and 7% respectively in Seoul following news that China's CXMT will launch DDR5 server memory by the end of 2026\. CXMT is using a 4F² memory\-cell architecture to increase chip density and manufacturing efficiency despite U\.S\. equipment restrictions\. The sell\-off was further impacted by the end of $39 billion in share buyback support and tightened local restrictions on leveraged ETFs\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/tech/sk-hynix-and-samsung-plunge-as-memory-rout-hits-asia-35b52f8b>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/liquidtrading/status/2109652089052049769>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/2109736292573749617>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/MelvinInvests/status/2109655913758110018>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/tengyanAI/status/2109679599659724989>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Kalshi_Finance/status/2109755350433845288>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/tengyanAI/status/2109840977716478108>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/dmjk001/status/2109812408407773553>)