Shockwaves in Silicon: Global Chip Industry’s Two-Day Upheaval (July 23–24, 2025)
SK Hynix posted record Q2 results, with operating income up 69% to ₩9.2 trillion and revenue up 35% to ₩22.2 trillion, overtaking Samsung as the world’s top memory chipmaker on HBM demand. Intel is shifting from the 18A to 14A process under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan and is expected to post its sixth straight quarterly net loss. Nvidia’s H20 AI chip sales to China resumed after U.S. approval, boosting TSMC demand.