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SK hynix Tries a New Kind of Chip: One You Can Eat

SK hynix Tries a New Kind of Chip: One You Can Eat

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix, one of the world’s leading makers of high-bandwidth memory chips, has decided that the path to public affection might just run through the snack aisle. On Wednesday, the company announced a collaboration with convenience-store giant 7-Eleven to release what may be the most literal tech-themed treat yet: an [...]

SK hynix Signals Megascale Bet on AI With Expanded Yongin Chip Cluster Investment

SK hynix Signals Megascale Bet on AI With Expanded Yongin Chip Cluster Investment

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – SK hynix Inc.’s expanded investment plan for its new chip cluster will bolster its responsiveness to soaring global demand for memory chips amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, industry watchers said Tuesday. During a meeting held Sunday with President Lee Jae Myung and leaders of other major conglomerates, SK [...]

SK hynix Joins Korea’s ‘10-Trillion Club’ With Record Profit on AI Memory Boom

SK hynix Joins Korea’s ‘10-Trillion Club’ With Record Profit on AI Memory Boom

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix reported the highest quarterly profit in its history, buoyed by surging global demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips that power artificial intelligence systems, becoming only the second South Korean company after Samsung Electronics to surpass 10 trillion won ($7.1 billion) in quarterly operating profit. The world’s second-largest memory [...]

SK hynix Unveils AI-Focused NAND Strategy at Global Data Center Summit

SK hynix Unveils AI-Focused NAND Strategy at Global Data Center Summit

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix is positioning itself to expand its presence in next-generation data center technologies, unveiling a new lineup of NAND storage products tailored for artificial intelligence workloads at a major industry gathering in California. Speaking at the 2025 Open Compute Project Global Summit in San Jose, Kim Cheon-sung, head of [...]

SK hynix Ramps Up HBM Capacity as Nvidia Deal Nears

SK hynix Ramps Up HBM Capacity as Nvidia Deal Nears

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc. has begun installing production equipment at its new fabrication plant under construction in central South Korea, with the goal of starting operations next year, industry sources said Monday. According to the sources, the South Korean chipmaker has started installing production equipment in the cleanroom of the [...]

OpenAI Maps Out Korea Expansion, Citing Strong Growth and Strategic Partnerships with Samsung, SK hynix

OpenAI Maps Out Korea Expansion, Citing Strong Growth and Strategic Partnerships with Samsung, SK hynix

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — OpenAI unveiled an ambitious blueprint for its expansion into South Korea on Wednesday, calling for a dual-track strategy that combines the development of “sovereign AI” infrastructure with deeper international collaboration. The plan marks the company’s clearest signal yet that it views South Korea as a pivotal partner in the global [...]

SK Hynix Set to Join Korea’s “10 Trillion Club” With Record-Breaking Q3 Profit

SK Hynix Set to Join Korea’s “10 Trillion Club” With Record-Breaking Q3 Profit

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Hynix is poised to report the highest quarterly operating profit in its history, surpassing 10 trillion won for the first time and becoming only the second South Korean company — after Samsung Electronics — to reach the milestone. According to a survey of brokerage forecasts compiled by Yonhap Infomax [...]

Samsung Union Draws Fire for Comparing Company to SK Hynix Amid Chip Slump

Samsung Union Draws Fire for Comparing Company to SK Hynix Amid Chip Slump

SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — As Samsung Electronics grapples with a prolonged semiconductor downturn, its labor union has come under criticism for publishing content that favorably compares rival SK Hynix to its own employer, a move some observers say could further dent morale inside the tech giant. The SELU branch of Samsung Electronics under the [...]