Micron (MU -7.31%) and SK hynix (SKHY -9.44%) have spent decades building advantages that new memory competitors cannot easily replicate. One offers broader diversification, while the other commands a deeper HBM position. Their contrasting defenses reveal why both could remain essential to AI infrastructure, even when the memory cycle turns.
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