{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Limitless: An AI Podcast","title":"The Memory Trade: Samsung's Record Breaking Profit","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8436d1c5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1704,"description":"Samsung’s brain-melting profits are clear evidence of the growing role of memory chips in the AI supply chain, with a focus on DRAM, NAND, and high bandwidth memory. Today we explore how Samsung and SK Hynix have gained pricing power as HBM demand strains factory capacity and pushes up costs for consumer devices.We also cover the market reaction to recent earnings, including share declines even after Samsung reported record profits and beat estimates. We look ahead to the limited number of memory suppliers, slow capacity expansion, and the upcoming U.S. listing of SK Hynix.------🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️EMAIL US:           info@limitless.fmNEWSLETTER:    https://limitlessft.substack.com/FOLLOW ON X:   https://x.com/LimitlessFTSPOTIFY:             https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQAPPLE:                 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890RSS FEED:           https://limitlessft.substack.com/------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Samsung’s Memory Windfall1:32 AI Memory Power Shift3:42 DRAM, NAND, and HBM5:13 The Black Hole for Memory6:40 Bubble or Supercycle?7:38 Consumer Costs Surge10:19 Prices Keep Climbing11:43 Why Supply Can’t Catch Up13:04 Memory Hits Consumers14:14 How Long Can It Last?15:09 Supply Still Tightly Constrained16:25 Cheaper Memory, More AI17:10 Stocks Hit a Bear Market18:44 Sell-The-News Shock19:56 Lessons from Past Cycles21:16 SK Hynix Goes Onshore23:13 IPO Demand Explodes24:29 Long-Term Outlook Holds------RESOURCESJosh: https://x.com/JoshKaleEjaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9Lu_z789-IzrmA97ogEUWzbSPY69Dj70clUckomsGq8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYjA3/N2UyODc0NjIzZWFh/NWU2ZDBjODE3MTQ0/ZTJmYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}