A Google AI breakthrough is pressuring memory chip stocks from Samsung to Micron

Signage outside the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.Google's latest research which claims to make AI models more efficient is putting pressure on memory stocks, with investors concerned the breakthrough could see a slowdown in chip demand.On Thursday, shares of the world's two biggest memory chipmakers, SK Hynix and Samsung, fell 6% and nearly 5%, respectively in South Korea. Japanese flash memory company Kioxia dropped nearly 6%. These moves followed falls in ...