SK hynix introduces industry's first 1c DDR5 memory
16Gb DDR5 on 6th generation 10nm process
SK hynix has announced the development of the industry's first 16Gb DDR5 memory built on 1c node, the 6th generation 10nm manufacturing process. SK hynix expects volume shipment as of next year.
SK hynix introduces new GDDR7 memory
Improvements in both performance and efficiency
SK hynix has announced the introduction of its new GDDR7 memory, which is said to be the industry's best-performing GDDR7, a next-generation graphics memory product, that brings significant improvements in both performance and power efficiency. It is expected to be mass-produced in Q3 2024.
SK Hynix shows off new Platinum P51 Gen 5 SSD
Coming in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities and reaching 14GB/s
SK Hynix revealed a bit of a surprise at the Nvidia GTC 2024 show, announcing the new PCB01 PCIe 5.0 SSD based on its in-house controller, its own 238-layer 3D TLC NAND flash, and promising rather impressive transfer speeds of up to 14GB/s.
Samsung's chip flip
A tale of tech rivalry and AI ambition
Samsung is eyeing a chip-making method with rival SK Hynix's paws all over it.
SK Hynix is back in black
The tech giant makes a profit after a year of losses thanks to AI
The world's second-largest memory chip maker, South Korea's SK Hynix, said it had returned to profit after four consecutive quarters of losses driven by demand for chips used in artificial intelligence.
SK Hynix releases LPDDR5T
Fast mobile RAM
SK hynix has started supplying its customers with 16 gigabyte (GB) packages of Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo (LPDDR5T).
Western Digital and Kioxia Holdings merger abandoned
SK Hynix did not want it to happen
Negotiations to merge Western Digital's semiconductor memory business and Japan's Kioxia Holdings have been abandoned.
SK Hynix sees steep loses
Expects a better second half of the year
SK Hynix recorded its steepest quarterly operating loss in ten years for the first quarter of 2023 but said the global memory chip market should start to recover in the second half of the year.
Low profits for South Korean chip manufacturing firms
Sluggish global chip demand
Beancounters at Yonhap Infomax have added up some numbers and divided them by their shoe size and decided that major South Korean chip manufacturing firms won’t be earning much in the first quarter 2023.
South Korea gives tax breaks to chipmakers
Getting concerned about US protectionism
South Korea has passed legislation giving tax breaks to its semiconductor companies in a bill being labelled as the "Korean Chips Act."