SK Hynix is trading 3.46% down at $165.04 on October 12, as reported progress by Chinese chipmaker CXMT on a denser DRAM design stoked concerns about rising competition in memory chips.

  • CXMT says it plans to launch next-generation server memory by year-end.
  • South Korean markets caught up after a holiday amid regional losses and memory-sector pressure; a report said the KOSPI fell more than 3%.
  • Humanoid-robot memory is a potential growth opportunity, not a clear cause of the drop.