<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware UK in Sk-hynix ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/sk-hynix Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:38:01 +0000 en <![CDATA[ SK hynix places record $8 billion order for ASML EUV lithography machines — should pay for up to 30 EUV machines over two years, serving HBM and advanced DRAM production ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/sk-hynix-places-record-8-billion-order-for-asml-euv-lithography-machines fNkqFuWK8ePDv32T2KCxjm Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:38:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock — SK hynix forced to diversify after 30% of global supply removed from the market ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/qatar-helium-shutdown-puts-chip-supply-chain-on-a-two-week-clock YkDX57zhCuUNaEiPiX8CEY Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:53:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix and SanDisk announce new High Bandwidth Flash — speedy HBF standard is targeted at inference AI servers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/sk-hynix-and-sandisk-announce-new-high-bandwidth-flash-speedy-hbf-standard-is-targeted-at-inference-ai-servers pCea7eYYuAu98i9xu963y9 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:36:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung and SK hynix shorten memory contracts as pricing power shifts back to suppliers — both companies now at 40-50% operating margins ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-and-sk-hynix-shorten-memory-contracts-as-pricing-power-shifts-back-to-suppliers jJT5DeuG9YxHsHJ9irLmrc Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:37:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Memory makers are set to earn $551 billion from the AI boom, twice as much as contract chip manufacturers — forecasts suggest that 2026 revenue will skyrocket thanks to data center demand ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/memory-makers-are-set-to-earn-usd551-billion-from-the-ai-boom-twice-as-much-as-contract-chip-manufacturers-forecasts-suggest-that-2026-revenue-will-skyrocket-thanks-to-data-center-demand jrTirdpDjCih5cnx4oMCh9 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:04:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron work to block memory hoarding — prices might rise faster, but it could help encourage increased supply long term ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/samsung-sk-hynix-and-micron-team-up-to-block-memory-hoarding-prices-might-rise-faster-but-it-could-help-encourage-increased-supply-long-term 2vuHiZnoiS99bWemnrtyWT Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:27:26 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:29:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML projects $71 billion in revenue by 2030, as demand for EUV lithography machines intensifies due to AI boom — China sales lag behind while company cashes in on high-end Twinscan systems ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/asml-projects-usd71-billion-in-revenue-by-2030-as-demand-for-euv-lithography-machines-intensifies-due-to-ai-boom-china-sales-lag-behind-while-company-cashes-in-on-high-end-twinscan-systems AA9qdubCC2bnh249egdaXn Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:39:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix invests $10 billion in creating a U.S.-based 'AI solutions' company — company to restructure California-based Solidigm enterprise SSD brand to bolster American investments ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/sk-hynix-invests-usd10-billion-in-creating-a-u-s-based-ai-solutions-company-company-to-restructure-california-based-solidigm-enterprise-ssd-brand-to-bolster-american-investments TbqAExTEBeCTLVwkqFLm2C Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:34:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix to spend $13 billion on the world's largest HBM memory assembly plant amid the worst shortage on record — South Korea facility to handle packaging and testing for AI memory campus ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-to-spend-usd13-billion-on-the-worlds-largest-hbm-memory-assembly-plant Z6paCEzP8Qugm2RfyfG9YS Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:00:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix shows 16-Hi HBM4 memory for AI accelerators — 48 GB at 10 GT/s over a 2,048 interface ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sk-hynix-shows-16-hi-hbm4-memory-for-ai-accelerators-48-gb-at-10-gt-s-over-a-2-048-interface GA3QWjACCraBanQnKhGnUT Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:40:24 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:40:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ SanDisk to double price of 3D NAND for enterprise SSDs in Q1 2026 — hyperscalers to pay top dollar for storage as AI continues to roll ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/sandisk-to-double-price-of-3d-nand-for-enterprise-ssds-in-q1-2026-hyperscalers-to-pay-top-dollar-for-storage-as-ai-continues-to-roll SdGjCcFFuKrHdEsHpY7QuD Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:29:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs — Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/u-s-allows-tsmc-to-import-chipmaking-equipment-to-its-china-fabs-samsung-sk-hynix-likewise-receive-go-signal-from-commerce-department zVKhGXa5yNpGTwZNtezvtG Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:30:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix to build first U.S. packaging plant for HBM — plugs critical hole in U.S. supply chain, $3.9B investment challenges TSMC and reshapes AI supply chains ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sk-hynix-to-build-first-us-2-5d-packaging-plant-for-hbm cdy5TDbsXDKRzoBUDstS2m Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:01:50 +0000 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:06:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. grants Samsung and SK hynix 2026 licenses for chipmaking tool shipments to China — annual approvals replace dated waiver system ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-grants-samsung-and-sk-hynix-2026-licenses-for-chipmaking-tool-shipments-to-china YHr3BzWfmKm6JGpTFbpWoY Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:47:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix expands U.S. presence with new Bellevue, Seattle office in efforts to get closer to its largest customers — offices near Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft highlight co-designed HBM efforts ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-expands-us-footprint-with-seattle-area-office-near-nvidia-and-amazon jTxPve5pQHqXJArrn8fZ78 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:56:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's why HBM is coming for your PC's RAM — HBM consumes around three times the wafer capacity of DDR5 per gigabyte, as AI supercharges demand for chips and advanced packaging ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/hbm-is-eating-your-ram yHtAPRBECBe25AwBhR4QMY Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:36:13 +0000 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:30:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel-certified 256 GB DDR5 stick could cut Xeon memory power by 18%, saving millions of dollars — a 32W-per-socket reduction could save millions per hyperscale data center ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/intel-certified-256-gb-ddr5-stick-could-cut-xeon-memory-power-by-18-percent-saving-millions-of-dollars-a-32w-per-socket-reduction-could-save-millions-per-hyperscale-data-center jtVSE8R7H4hC6FkQDct3wG Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Semiconductor industry enters unprecedented ‘giga cycle’, says report — scale of artificial intelligence is rewriting compute, memory, networking, and storage economics all at once ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/semiconductor-industry-enters-giga-cycle-as-ai-infrastructure-spending-reshapes-demand iAGpnUk6hhE3PbSyij6J8i Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:59:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ The RAM pricing crisis has only just started, Team Group GM warns — says problem will get worse in 2026 as DRAM and NAND prices double in one month ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/the-ram-pricing-crisis-has-only-just-started-team-group-gm-warns-says-problem-will-get-worse-in-2026-as-dram-and-nand-prices-double-in-one-month d3gesXCNpaiSV3kEUh5mXX Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:36:10 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:11:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Server DRAM prices surge up to 50% as AI-induced memory shortage hits hyperscaler supply — U.S. and Chinese customers only getting 70% order fulfillment ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/server-dram-prices-surge-50-percent R6T9T2RZZPDNRTPrPLdSBV Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:22:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix unveils AI NAND strategy, including gargantuan petabyte-class QLC SSDs — ultra-fast HBF and 100M IOPS SSDs also in the pipeline ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/sk-hynix-unveils-ai-nand-strategy-including-gargantuan-petabyte-class-qlc-ssds-ultra-fast-hbf-and-100m-iops-ssds-also-in-the-pipeline NjXSfcKcvbLoT35kREKKvL Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:18:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ OpenAI's Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output — inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900,000 wafers per month ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month ebBviPHbjNNTf6ZgbmXXhf Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:17:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix completes development of next-gen HBM4 — 2,048-bit interface and 10 GT/s speeds promised for next-gen AI accelerators ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-completes-development-of-hbm4-2-048-bit-interface-and-10-gt-s-speeds-promised k2RampADmEuZCQ4SpiWsCL Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:22:18 +0000 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:33:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. government considers annual permits for Samsung and SK hynix to supply equipment to their Chinese fabs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/u-s-government-considers-annual-permits-for-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-supply-equipment-to-their-chinese-fabs kzFCRBaPx9MnZajy9snUB5 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:53:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel’s old NAND plant in China is now officially registered as SK hynix after US imposes new sanctions that limit fab upgrades in China ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-dalian-plant-now-officially-sk-hynix 2yb4Bsh8SQqmYjZU2EnvsE Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:33:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML and SK hynix assemble industry-first 'commercial' High-NA EUV system at fab in South Korea ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/asml-and-sk-hynix-assemble-industry-first-commercial-high-na-euv-system-at-fab-in-south-korea BvYidGiN2xEVdQVyJ9tv26 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:58:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel, Samsung, and SK hynix hit by another abrupt US policy change — government revokes waivers for advanced chipmaking tools at companies' China-based fabs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/intel-samsung-and-sk-hynix-hit-by-another-abrupt-us-policy-change-government-revokes-waivers-for-advanced-chipmaking-tools-at-companies-china-based-fabs 8gSQoGfGazXHniVHrM9QGX Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:29:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix announces mass production of its 2Tb 3D QLC NAND — cheaper high-capacity consumer drives and 244TB enterprise SSDs incoming ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/sk-hynix-announces-mass-production-of-its-2tb-3d-qlc-nand-cheaper-high-capacity-consumer-drives-and-244tb-enterprise-ssds-incoming pB3dVDYMntV43dLY5HzWb4 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:11:11 +0000 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:50:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix wants you to buy s’more HBM4 to satisfy your high-tech cravings — company's X account compares cutting-edge stacked memory to summer treat ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/sk-hynix-wants-you-to-buy-smore-hbm4-to-satisfy-your-high-tech-cravings-companys-x-account-compares-cutting-edge-stacked-memory-to-summer-treat 452zPf5XaYuB6JgwogXLn8 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:00:24 +0000 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:20:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix projects HBM market to be worth tens of billions of dollars by 2030 — says AI memory industry will expand 30% annually over five years ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sk-hynix-projects-hbm-market-to-be-worth-tens-of-billions-of-dollars-by-2030-says-ai-memory-industry-will-expand-30-percent-annually-over-five-years bmekhyt5hryKrZ5EY3jks7 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:39:04 +0000 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:22:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sandisk and SK hynix join forces to standardize High Bandwidth Flash memory, a NAND-based alternative to HBM for AI GPUs — Move could enable 8-16x higher capacity compared to DRAM ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sandisk-and-sk-hynix-join-forces-to-standardize-high-bandwidth-flash-memory-a-nand-based-alternative-to-hbm-for-ai-gpus-move-could-enable-8-16x-higher-capacity-compared-to-dram Zi5mrtumcGePLJuj28eMqe Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:42:45 +0000 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:16:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ DDR4 production expected to continue until 2026 — Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron will continue serving industry clients for longer ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr4/ddr4-production-expected-to-continue-until-2026-samsung-sk-hynix-and-micron-will-continue-serving-industry-clients-for-longer 2CR4sUCPVKTm5Cb9GLBjxN Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:05:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ HBM roadmaps for Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix: To HBM4 and beyond ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/hbm-roadmaps-for-micron-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-hbm4-and-beyond uzAz722AJNo6mkUwkK78DH Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:50:00 +0000 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:54:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Inside the future of 3D NAND: The roadmap to 500 layers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/inside-the-future-of-3d-nand-the-roadmap-to-500-layers bnUEHzEdm8AhYDUzXMD8G7 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:50:00 +0000 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:03:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix dethrones Samsung to become world's top-selling memory maker for the first time — success mostly attributed to its HBM3 dominance for Nvidia's AI GPUs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sk-hynix-dethrones-samsung-to-become-worlds-top-selling-memory-maker-for-the-first-time-success-mostly-attributed-to-its-hbm3-dominance-for-nvidias-ai-gpus cGRxD3StyP2Po4X9uM7vDg Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:08:07 +0000 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:49:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix confirms 3GB GDDR7 memory modules are in the works — higher capacity could pave the way for fabled RTX 50 Series Super cards with 24GB VRAM ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/sk-hynix-confirms-3gb-gddr7-memory-modules-are-in-the-works-higher-capacity-could-pave-the-way-for-fabled-rtx-50-series-super-cards-with-24gb-vram BHKhhstpeKWS9QJcgvnCvC Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:19:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's CXMT reportedly delays mass production of DDR5 chips to late 2025 — state-backed manufacturer could still be disruptive market force ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/chinas-cxmt-reportedly-delays-mass-production-of-ddr5-chips-to-late-2025-state-backed-manufacturer-could-still-be-disruptive-market-force 6fkVm5kj9fdYvGgX7oiQUf Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:53:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ DRAM prices are about to skyrocket — DDR4 and GDDR6 among formats that could increase in price by up to 45% ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-prices-are-about-to-skyrocket-ddr4-and-gddr6-among-formats-that-could-increase-in-price-by-up-to-45-percent MztbAKmZMJVWqjBw8yyFeg Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:10:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. imposes 25% tariffs on all products from Japan and South Korea — new measures could be a big hit for the memory industry ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/u-s-imposes-25-percent-tariffs-on-all-products-from-japan-and-south-korea-new-measures-could-be-a-big-hit-for-the-memory-industry x36urVwkbc9mxqZAJ5bxzd Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:52:03 +0000 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:45:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ New US restrictions could prevent leading chip manufacturers from installing chipmaking tools in their China fabs — TSMC, Samsung, and SK hynix potentially impacted ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/new-us-restrictions-could-prevent-leading-chip-manufacturers-from-installing-chipmaking-tools-in-their-china-fabs-tsmc-samsung-and-sk-hynix-potentially-impacted Z46q7HX3o2b4cwJGLceyvH Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:12:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron starts to ship samples of HBM4 memory to clients — 36 GB capacity and bandwidth of 2 TB/s ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-starts-to-ship-samples-of-hbm4-memory-to-clients-36-gb-capacity-and-bandwidth-of-2-tb-s En9pNTKPXvE6rs9NRFkHs6 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:59:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ CHIPS Act beneficiaries 'mired in NIMBY fights and two-year permits' — delays to Micron, Amkor, and SK hynix NY fabs costing $5M per day ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chips-act-beneficiares-mired-in-nimby-fights-and-two-year-permits-delays-to-micron-amkor-and-sk-hynix-ny-fabs-costing-usd5m-per-day e9xj6oWYfZShJ4PdkjKhB4 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:14:03 +0000 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:17:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ DDR4 prices continue to surge — reportedly increased by 50% in the second half of May alone ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr4/ddr4-prices-continue-to-surge-reportedly-increased-by-50-percent-in-the-second-half-of-may-alone KkNhdA8FNYs8SStvaqBet8 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:23:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix's speedy 1TB Tube flash drive is down to $59, an all-time low ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/usb-flash-drives/sk-hynixs-speedy-1tb-tube-flash-drive-is-down-to-usd59-an-all-time-low ZY3k6BUYmZicBKeVqwG8K4 Mon, 26 May 2025 14:31:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix announces 321-layer, UFS 4.1 chips — TLC 4D NAND set to land in PCs and data centers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/sk-hynix-announces-321-layer-tlc-4d-nand-using-ufs-4-1-chips-are-set-to-land-within-the-year v4ecN6qMBV7z6f2yK2YyDU Thu, 22 May 2025 16:37:31 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Suspected SK hynix HBM tech leaker arrested boarding flight to China ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/suspected-sk-hynix-hbm-tech-leaker-arrested-boarding-flight-to-china ehmGHfBJirbUYkBYXFkH7X Mon, 19 May 2025 13:55:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung to adopt hybrid bonding for HBM4 memory ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/samsung-to-adopt-hybrid-bonding-for-hbm4-memory ufdmLKwmMGuAYRAsjBHfzN Tue, 13 May 2025 18:58:33 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former SK hynix employee transferred advanced chip packaging technologies to Huawei ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/former-sk-hynix-employee-transferred-advanced-chip-packaging-technologies-to-huawei yhQ5DUhYoi9cWPLTDQhgR5 Thu, 08 May 2025 16:43:01 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix GDDR7 modules hit 34 Gbps on the RTX 5070 Ti — similar OC performance to Samsung ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/sk-hynix-gddr7-modules-hit-34-gbps-on-the-rtx-5070-ti-similar-oc-performance-to-samsung Vb9ACGCMk5qKt9BWrmB2S3 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:51:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. tariffs to heavily impact HDD and SSD manufacturers, increasing costs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/u-s-tariffs-to-heavily-impact-hdd-and-ssd-manufacturers-increasing-costs UkXvBBtjBzBpptj3zEPzUU Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:27:54 +0000 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:57:57 +0000