Samsung and SK Hynix still have an advantage Japan can’t match, says Kioxia negotiator0

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• July 9, 2026

Kioxia may have become Japan’s most valuable company amid the AI ​​boom, but South Korea’s chip giants still have a structural advantage, according to the Bain Capital executive who led the company’s purchase from Toshiba. “The reason South Korean companies are so successful in the semiconductor industry is the powerful vertical leadership and ownership structures