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DeepSeek's New AI Model Spooked Samsung and SK Hynix Investors
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Fusion42 · 13 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
DeepSeek released V4.1-Flash, an AI model that cuts key-value cache memory use to a quarter of prior levels, causing significant stock drops for memory suppliers Samsung and SK Hynix due to investor concerns about reduced demand for high-bandwidth memory in AI workloads.
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Your AI product’s cost calculus just shifted: DeepSeek’s cheaper model slashes memory use, threatening suppliers but opening a price and scale advantage for you to run AI workloads more cheaply right now.
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