Kioxia plunges twelve percent on OpenAI IPO delay

Published on June 27, 2026 | Translated from Spanish

Shares of Kioxia, the Japanese memory chip manufacturer, fell 12% after it was revealed that OpenAI might delay its initial public offering. This movement affected companies linked to artificial intelligence, highlighting the sector's volatility. For citizens, this means that technology investments can impact savings or pension funds.

cinematic wide shot of a Kioxia semiconductor fabrication cleanroom, robotic arms placing silicon wafers into etching machines while a holographic stock ticker display shows a sharp 12% decline, OpenAI logo flickering and dissolving in mid-air above the factory floor, workers in white cleanroom suits pausing to look at the falling stock data on transparent screens, digital circuit pathways glowing red with volatility lines spreading across the floor, photorealistic technical illustration, cool blue and red industrial lighting, ultra-detailed wafer patterns and robotic joints, motion blur on falling numbers, dramatic tension in the scene

Memory chips: the weak link of AI 💾

Kioxia depends on demand for NAND memory for data centers and AI devices. OpenAI's delay reduces expectations for immediate growth, as its servers require high-capacity storage. Analysts point out that uncertainty about IPO dates for companies like OpenAI causes sharp movements in component manufacturers, without any real changes in the underlying technology.

OpenAI delays its IPO and Kioxia gets the scare 😅

Well, it turns out that if OpenAI decides to take a longer coffee break, Kioxia's shares faint. It seems the chip market depends more on headlines than on the chips themselves. Good thing savers were planning to retire with AI, because now they'll have to wait for OpenAI to finish breakfast to see if they recover anything.