Kochip shares are showing strong performance. The news that Samsung Electronics will participate as a key partner in OpenAI's 700 trillion won artificial intelligence (AI) project appears to have acted as a positive factor, given Kochip's track record of supplying multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) to Samsung Group companies.
As of 10:02 a.m. on October 2, Kochip shares were trading at 16,340 won, up 14.27% from the previous day. Following the announcement of the 'Stargate' alliance between Samsung Electronics and OpenAI, investor sentiment has quickly shifted toward the stock.
Kochip, established in 1994, is an electronic components manufacturer specializing in MLCC sales. MLCCs are components used in electronic devices to eliminate signal interference and to store and supply power. The company primarily supplies MLCCs to Samsung Electro-Mechanics, which in turn counts Samsung Electronics as a client. Kochip also supplies MLCCs to the data center systems of Oracle in the United States.
Stargate is a joint venture established by OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, along with Japan's SoftBank and Oracle, with an investment of 500 billion dollars (approximately 700 trillion won). Its main objective is to build AI data centers across the United States. MLCCs are considered essential components for constructing the power infrastructure of these data centers.
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