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AI Memory Demand Trends

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC · 2026-09-12 · Importance 17 · Surprise 24

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek introduced its V4.1 Flash model, which reportedly requires significantly less high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The development raised concerns that memory-efficient AI models could weaken HBM demand, a major growth driver for the memory industry. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares fell more than 3% in Seoul, while Micron and SanDisk shares remained positive, indicating comparatively limited immediate market pressure on Micron.

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