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SK hynix Develops Next-Generation Mobile NAND Solution ZUFS 4.0

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
HBM, DRAM, AI, ICT, Zoning, Partnership, Collection, Smartphone, JEDEC, Data management, Memory, Flash memory, UFS, Medical device

Performance degradation over time improved, while lifetime increased by 40%

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  • Performance degradation over time improved, while lifetime increased by 40%
    SEOUL, South Korea, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SK hynix Inc. (or "the company", www.skhynix.com ) announced today that it has developed the Zoned UFS, or ZUFS* 4.0, a mobile NAND solution product for on-device** AI applications.
  • SK hynix said that the ZUFS 4.0, optimized for on-device AI from mobile devices such as smartphones, is the industry's best of its kind.
  • Following provision of the prototypes of ZUFS, SK hynix and the customer jointly developed the 4.0 product that qualifies the specifications by the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council, or JEDEC.
  • SK hynix will commence mass production of the ZUFS 4.0 in the third quarter with an aim to provide to various on-device AI smartphones by global companies.

SK hynix Announces 1Q24 Financial Results

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Landing slot, HBM, Investment, DRAM, PCI Express, QLC, Record, DDR5, Flash memory, Computer data storage

SK hynix forecasts the overall memory market to be on a steady growth path in coming months as demand for AI memory continues to rise, while the market for the conventional DRAM also starts to recover from the second half.

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  • SK hynix forecasts the overall memory market to be on a steady growth path in coming months as demand for AI memory continues to rise, while the market for the conventional DRAM also starts to recover from the second half.
  • For the NAND business, SK hynix will seek product optimization to sustain the trend of earnings recovery.
  • SK hynix will aggressively increase the sales of both high-performance 16-channel eSSD, an area where the company has a technological edge, and QLC-based high-capacity eSSD by its U.S. subsidiary Solidigm.
  • "We will continue to work towards improving our financial results by providing the industry's best performing products at a right time and maintaining the profitability-first commitment."

SK hynix Partners with TSMC to Strengthen HBM Technological Leadership

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Friday, April 19, 2024
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SK hynix said the collaboration between the global leader in the AI memory space and TSMC, a top global logic foundry, will lead to more innovations in HBM technology.

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  • SK hynix said the collaboration between the global leader in the AI memory space and TSMC, a top global logic foundry, will lead to more innovations in HBM technology.
  • That also helps SK hynix produce customized HBM that meets a wide range of customer demand for performance and power efficiency.
  • SK hynix and TSMC also agreed to collaborate to optimize the integration of SK hynix's HBM and TSMC's CoWoS®** technology, while cooperating in responding to common customers' requests related to HBM.
  • "TSMC and SK hynix have already established a strong partnership over the years.

SK hynix Signs Investment Agreement of Advanced Chip Packaging with Indiana

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
CHIPS, HBM, Ambassador, Package, Assistant, Partnership, DRAM, Research, News, AI, Local government, Organic, Commerce, Purdue Research Park, Silicon, Architecture, HBM3, Midwestern United States, Semiconductor, Ecosystem, ChatGPT, South Korea, HBM2, Government, Dynamic random-access memory

"I'm so proud to officially welcome SK hynix to Indiana, and we're confident this new partnership will enhance the Lafayette-West Lafayette region, Purdue University and the state of Indiana for the long term.

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  • "I'm so proud to officially welcome SK hynix to Indiana, and we're confident this new partnership will enhance the Lafayette-West Lafayette region, Purdue University and the state of Indiana for the long term.
  • Senator Todd Young, a key advocate for the project, said, "SK hynix will soon be a household name in Indiana.
  • "SK hynix is the global pioneer and dominant market leader in memory chips for AI," Purdue University President Mung Chiang said.
  • It is also a monumental moment for completing the supply chain of digital economy in our country through chips advanced packaging.

SK hynix Begins Volume Production of Industry's First HBM3E

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
HBM, Pressure, Memory, Partnership, DRAM, AI, Heat, HBM3, Ecosystem, TB, HBM2, Video game

The company expects a successful volume production of HBM3E, along with its experiences also as the industry's first provider of HBM3, to help cement its leadership in the AI memory space.

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  • The company expects a successful volume production of HBM3E, along with its experiences also as the industry's first provider of HBM3, to help cement its leadership in the AI memory space.
  • Global big tech companies have been increasingly requiring stronger performance of AI semiconductor and SK hynix expects its HBM3E to be their optimal choice that meets such growing expectations.
  • SK hynix's HBM3E also comes with a 10% improvement in heat-dissipation performance, compared with the previous generation, following application of the advanced MR-MUF** process.
  • Sungsoo Ryu, Head of HBM Business at SK hynix, said that mass production of HBM3E has completed the company's lineup of industry-leading AI memory products.

Gauss Labs and SK hynix Publish the Latest Results on AI-based Semiconductor Metrology Technology at SPIE AL 2024

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Acquisition, AOM, Critical dimension, Noise, Sale, Society, SPIE, Virtual metrology, Research

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SK hynix Inc. (or "the company", www.skhynix.com) and Gauss Labs announced today that they participated in the SPIE AL* 2024, an international conference held in San Jose, California, and presented two papers based on the latest technology for AI-based metrology.

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  • In the paper "Model Aggregation for Virtual Metrology for High-Volume Manufacturing," Gauss Labs introduces "aggregated AOM*", an algorithm that increases the prediction accuracy of its AI-based virtual metrology solution, Panoptes VM (Virtual Metrology).
  • In its second paper, "Universal Denoiser to Improve Metrology Throughput," Gauss Labs introduces a "universal denoiser", which removes random variations (noise) from CD-SEM* images.
  • Through a series of extensive tests with SK hynix, Gauss Labs observed image acquisition time reduced to as much as ¼, compared to conventional technology.
  • Gauss Labs states that this technology is expected to improve the productivity of metrology equipment by 42%.

SK hynix Unveils Roadmap for Use of Recycled Materials

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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*Recycled Materials: Materials extracted, recovered and reprocessed from pre-consumer waste generated in the manufacturing process before arrival at end users or from post-consumer waste disposed of after use.

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  • *Recycled Materials: Materials extracted, recovered and reprocessed from pre-consumer waste generated in the manufacturing process before arrival at end users or from post-consumer waste disposed of after use.
  • Through this roadmap, SK hynix aims to raise the proportion of recycled materials used in the products currently manufactured by the company to 25% by 2025 and more than 30% (based on weight) by 2030.
  • As part of the plan, SK hynix will start with essential metals for semiconductor production, such as copper, tin, and gold, and replace them with recycled materials.
  • "These materials are not an offer for sale of the securities of SK hynix Inc. in the United States.

SK hynix Reports Financial Results for 2023, 4Q23

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
HBM3, Landing slot, DRAM, ASP, CFO, Memory, AI, Memory module, Investment, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), DDR5, Dram, SK Hynix, Computer data storage

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SK hynix Inc. (or "the company", www.skhynix.com) announced today that it recorded an operating profit of 346 billion won in the fourth quarter of last year amid a recovery of the memory chip market, marking the first quarter of profit following four straight quarters of losses.

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  • (Based on K-IFRS)
    SK hynix said that the overall memory market conditions improved in the last quarter of 2023 with demand for AI server and mobile applications increasing and average selling price (ASP) rising.
  • "We recorded the first quarterly profit in a year following efforts to focus on profitability," it said.
  • For the year of 2024, SK hynix will focus on improving profitability and efficiency through sales of value-added products, while minimizing an increase in capital expenditure for a stable operation of the business.
  • "We achieved a remarkable turnaround, marking the first operating profit in the fourth quarter following a protracted downturn, thanks to our technological leadership in the AI memory space," said Kim Woohyun, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at SK hynix.

SK hynix to Exhibit AI Memory Leadership at CES 2024

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Company to solidify AI memory leadership, seek acceleration of business turnaround

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  • Company to solidify AI memory leadership, seek acceleration of business turnaround
    SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SK hynix Inc. (or "the company", www.skhynix.
  • The company will run a space titled SK Wonderland jointly with other major SK Group affiliates including SK Inc., SK Innovation and SK Telecom, and showcase its major AI memory products including HBM3E.
  • At SK Group's space with an amusement-park theme, SK hynix will display an AI Fortuneteller where the generative AI technology based on HBM3E is applied.
  • "SK hynix will step up its efforts for collaboration with global players, while seeking to accelerate a turnaround in business with its leadership in the AI memory space."

SK hynix Commercializes World's Fastest Mobile DRAM LPDDR5T

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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LPDDR5T is a newly developed version by SK hynix, and an upgraded product of the 7th generation (5X), prior to the development of the 8th generation LPDDR6.

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  • LPDDR5T is a newly developed version by SK hynix, and an upgraded product of the 7th generation (5X), prior to the development of the 8th generation LPDDR6.
  • Since the successful development of its LPDDR5T in January, SK hynix has been preparing to commercialize the product by conducting performance verification with global mobile application processor (AP) manufacturers.
  • SK hynix explained that LPDDR5T is the optimal memory to maximize the performance of smartphones, with the highest speed ever achieved.
  • In August, SK hynix confirmed that it has completed the performance verification for application with MediaTek's next-generation mobile APs.