Korean slang profile
삼전닉스
samjeonnikseu
A collective name for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
A collective name for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
- Expanded form
- 삼성전자 + SK하이닉스삼성전자 (Samsung Electronics) + SK하이닉스 (SK hynix)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 12, 2026
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
신문은 두 반도체 기업을 삼전닉스라고 묶어 불렀어.
The newspaper grouped the two chipmakers together as 삼전닉스.
02Documented history
- June 2026Money Today introduced the meaning and usage of 삼전닉스.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Money Today introduces it as a combination of the two companies’ names. Its article relays a New York Times report; the original foreign article was not separately compared. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation was checked in a source we read directly. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier sources need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "삼전닉스·삼멘 아시나요?"…美외신도 한국 '반도체 열풍' 주목 (머니투데이)Published Jun 12, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026