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SK Hynix posted record first-quarter profit with earnings up fivefold, and said AI memory demand still exceeds what the industry can produce — deepening the hardware supply crunch that is now rippling across enterprise procurement timelines.

Show Notes

Today's brief covers the memory crunch at the center of the AI hardware cycle.

SK Hynix record Q1: Profit up 5x YoY; HBM demand still exceeds capacity; company accelerating new fab investment. Source: Reuters

Why it matters: Despite massive global capex, memory remains a strategic chokepoint. Lead times are not normalizing — enterprise hardware procurement timelines should be extended accordingly through at least late 2027.

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