HISTORICAL FACTS: 13 - Caught on Camera

SK Hynix Makes a New $38 Billion AI Bet: Memory Plants For South Korea

SK Hynix is making one of its biggest bets yet on the artificial intelligence boom, announcing plans to invest 54 trillion Korean won, or about $38.1 billion, to expand its memory chip manufacturing capacity.

International Business Times · Aug 7

Broadcom Will Survive the AI Bubble, But Everyone Else Won't. Here's Why.

Broadcom may look like another AI chip stock, but its long-term custom-chip contracts give it a level of demand visibility that many rivals lack.

Barchart · Aug 7

Chip Stocks Find Buyers After Earnings Shock Shakes Out AI Trade

Semiconductor stocks attempted to stabilize in Friday’s session as investors reassessed the artificial intelligence trade and digested recent chip earnings.

Benzinga · Aug 7

Global Market: SK Hynix approves $38.3 billion investment plan through 2031 to expand AI chip production

SK Hynix approved investments of 54.3 trillion won through 2031 to expand semiconductor production, targeting rising AI-driven demand. Funds will support new DRAM facilities in Yongin and NAND flash capacity in Cheongju. The company also plans additional shareholder return measures, with details expected during the third quarter, strengthening growth prospects.

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Global Market: China’s July exports top forecasts as AI boom and pre-tariff rush fuel trade growth

China's July exports rose 23.9%, beating forecasts as strong global AI-related demand and pre-tariff shipments boosted trade. High-tech and semiconductor exports remained key growth drivers despite fresh U.S. restrictions. Robust exports supported markets, but weak domestic demand, slowing investment and escalating trade tensions continue to cloud China's broader economic outlook.

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Global Market: China, Hong Kong stocks rise as strong trade data and AI demand lift sentiment

China and Hong Kong equities advanced on Friday after stronger-than-expected July trade data reinforced confidence in the country's export resilience. Robust demand for AI-related technologies, particularly semiconductors, lifted investor sentiment, while Morgan Stanley reiterated its preference for Hong Kong equities amid improving earnings prospects.

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Global Market: Japan stocks fall over 1% as chip shares tumble, SoftBank declines despite earnings beat

Japan's Nikkei fell over 1% on Friday, dragged down by a selloff in AI and semiconductor stocks, even as the broader Topix stayed roughly flat. SoftBank Group was a key laggard, dropping 4.3% despite posting a smaller-than-expected 18% profit decline for the quarter, investors weren't convinced the results were strong…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Consume Three Times More Terafab AI Compute Than Tesla

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) CEO Elon Musk says that the new Terafab semiconductor manufacturing facility in Grimes County, Texas, will serve both the Optimus robot and SpaceX’s “AI spacecraft”.

Benzinga · Aug 7

Trump rolls out trade measures to counter China on solar and chips, slaps 15% tariff on polysilicon

The White House has established price floors and a fifteen percent tariff on polysilicon products. This action aims to bolster domestic chip and solar supply chains for national security. The new trade protections will officially take effect on December fourth this year. Minimum import prices are set for polysilicon, ingots,…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

China declares it is now the leading global chipmaking power — mainly because it just changed the definition of what a semiconductor is

China struck the word "semiconductor" from a 25-year-old chip law to cover photonic and quantum designs, and it is being seen as a potential leadership claim

TechRadar · Aug 7