Korean media: Korean memory leading until 2031

On 5 August, according to news reports from the Korean media, a forecast indicates that, with strong investments from Samsung Electronics and SK Hercules, Korea will maintain its leading position in the global memory chip market until 2031. However, the demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is expected to rapidly expand from the graphic processor (GPU) in Weida to an artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator developed by large technology companies such as Google. The French market research company Yole Group, industry analyst Josephine Lou, at the Future Memory and Storage Congress 2026, held in California on 4 local time, stated that Korea would remain ahead of its memory industry by 2031. According to Lou, the Republic of Korea plans to double the capacity of crystal round production in the next five years, with increased investment in Samsung Electronics and SK Hercules. The analysis indicated that the Republic of Korea ' s advantage would continue to be maintained as Samsung electrons and SK Hercules synchronized the expansion of next generation DRAM (including HBM) and NAND energy and technology development. Kim Xian