SEOUL, June 23 : The global AI boom has turned South Korean chipmaking giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics into stock market darlings. It has also thrust their employees into the top tier of the country's highly competitive marriage market.South Korean matchmaking firms say people working at the firms are

SK Hynix is the dominant supplier of HBM chips used in AI systems for customers such as Nvidia and Google. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SK Hynix shares have risen more than 340 per cent in 2026 alone, outperforming Samsung’s 200 per cent jump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SK Hynix has surged past Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable company, driven by its dominance in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips crucial for AI systems.…

AI boom mints a new market cap leader for first time in 26 years

AI-driven HBM dominance lifts SK Hynix above Samsung in market value