The Memory Trade: Samsung's Record Breaking Profit

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: [email protected]
NEWSLETTER: https://limitlessft.substack.com/
FOLLOW ON X: https://x.com/LimitlessFT
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQ
APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890
RSS FEED: https://limitlessft.substack.com/

------
TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Samsung’s Memory Windfall
1:32 AI Memory Power Shift
3:42 DRAM, NAND, and HBM
5:13 The Black Hole for Memory
6:40 Bubble or Supercycle?
7:38 Consumer Costs Surge
10:19 Prices Keep Climbing
11:43 Why Supply Can’t Catch Up
13:04 Memory Hits Consumers
14:14 How Long Can It Last?
15:09 Supply Still Tightly Constrained
16:25 Cheaper Memory, More AI
17:10 Stocks Hit a Bear Market
18:44 Sell-The-News Shock
19:56 Lessons from Past Cycles
21:16 SK Hynix Goes Onshore
23:13 IPO Demand Explodes
24:29 Long-Term Outlook Holds

------
RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

------
Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:
https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

Josh 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.