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RT NEWS: 🤔 South Korea's chip story is becoming one of value over volume. Export volume dropped 11.9% YoY, yet revenue surged more than 2.7x as dem...

What happened

South Korea's chip export volume fell 11.9% YoY, but revenue surged over 270% YoY driven by high-priced HBM demand. TrendForce reports May DRAM prices rose 370% and NAND 207%, confirming strong pricing power in the memory sector.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 95/100

Affected components and suppliers

HBM DRAMNAND Flash

Samsung Electronics SK Hynix

shortageprice-hikeexport-data

Source and time

Source: TrendForce Official (Market Data) · 6/11/2026 · View original source

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RT NEWS: 🤔 South Korea's chip story is becoming one of value over volume. Export volume dropped 11.9% YoY, yet revenue surged more than 2.7x as dem...

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