SK Hynix AQSHda rekord darajadagi investitsiya to'plashga erishdi
SK Hynix, South Korea's leading semiconductor manufacturer, has successfully entered the U.S. capital market, raising $26.5 billion, as reported by Zamin.uz.
This figure marks the largest initial public offering by a foreign company in U.S. history. As a result, the company surpassed the record set in 2014 by China's Alibaba, which had raised $25 billion.
Such a massive outcome once again confirms the exceptionally high global interest and demand for artificial intelligence technologies today. When the company listed its shares on Nasdaq, investor demand exceeded the offered supply by seven times.
Although SK Hynix priced its shares at approximately a 3% premium to the average price on the Seoul Stock Exchange, the share price rose another 14% once trading began. This reflects the dissipation of discounts typically applied to South Korean firms due to geopolitical risks.
The key driver of the company's success is its leadership in producing high-bandwidth memory chips, which are critically important for artificial intelligence systems. Currently, the globally renowned NVIDIA Corporation uses exactly these chips in its graphics processors.
With the worldwide expansion of AI technologies, demand for such memory devices is growing sharply. The raised funds will primarily be allocated to three areas: constructing new plants in South Korea, establishing a chip packaging facility, and acquiring the necessary technical equipment for developing next-generation semiconductors.
At the same time, the U.S. government is urging foreign giants in this sector to establish manufacturing capabilities on its soil. Official channels are reportedly in talks with major companies like Samsung and SK Hynix regarding the construction of new factories.
While supporting domestic producers, the U.S. administration also views attracting foreign companies to the national economy as a strategic goal. Such shifts are expected to alter the balance of power in the global technology market and directly influence the pricing of electronic devices and server systems in the future.
