Chip programs outdraw medical schools as memory bonuses near half a million

Claim

Seoul's semiconductor cram schools are booming as memory bonuses near $400,000 at Samsung and $500,000 at SK Hynix, with chip programs now outdrawing medical schools, even as the memory boom means server price hikes above 15%.

Reported metric: $400-500K bonuses

Reporting date: 2026-08-23 (not necessarily the event date)

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• Welcome to August 23, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)