智通财经网·2025-11-05 15:05Core Viewpoint - The U.S. storage sector stocks experienced a significant surge, driven by SK Hynix's successful negotiations with NVIDIA regarding the pricing of the sixth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM4), which increased by over 50% to approximately $560 per unit [1] Group 1: Stock Performance - Major storage stocks such as Seagate Technology (STX.US) and SanDisk (SNDK.US) rose by over 9%, while Micron Technology (MU.US) increased by nearly 8%, and Western Digital (WDC.US) saw a rise of over 5% [1] Group 2: SK Hynix's Market Position - SK Hynix has strengthened its dominant position in the high-end storage chip market by successfully negotiating a price increase for HBM4, which is expected to lead to a record operating profit of over 70 trillion Korean Won next year [1] Group 3: Pricing Dynamics - Initially, NVIDIA resisted the significant price hike due to potential competition from Samsung and Micron, but ultimately agreed to the price set by SK Hynix at approximately $560 per unit [1] - A SK Hynix executive indicated that advancements in technology and increased input costs justified the substantial price increase for HBM4 [1]