SK hynix Inc. announced today that it recorded an operating profit of 346 billion won (US$259 million) 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.The company posted revenues of 11.31 tri
SK hynix announced today that it has started supplying its customers with 16 gigabyte (GB) packages of Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo (LPDDR5T), the fastest mobile DRAM available today that can transfer 9.6 gigabits per second (Gbps).Since the successful development of its LPDDR5T in January, SK
SK hynix announced on September 14th that it has co-published a white paper with Intel which reveals that its DDR5 server DRAM applied to Intel’s CPUs demonstrated industry-leading performance levels. This white paper was released simultaneously on the SK hynix and Intel websites.The two companies h
Samsung Electronics’ decision to ramp up its investment this year despite a four trillion won deficit in the semiconductor sector is a sign that the Korean semiconductor giant is proactively preparing for an upturn in the market as the semiconductor industry will bottom out.Samsung Electronics’ firs
The business performances of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix subsidiaries in China deteriorated significantly in 2022 due to U.S. sanctions against China and the impact of the COVID-19. To make matters worse, the U.S. government recently announced that it would set a technological limit to prevent
The advent of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, is providing opportunities for Korean memory semiconductor makers to create a new business. ChatGTP learns a lot of data through super-large artificial intelligence (AI) and answers questions naturally. DRAM data processing speed has be
Details on the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act are scheduled to be announced this month. The details are likely to include a 10-year ban on investment in China to be applied to semiconductor companies supported by the U.S. government. This is likely to affect both Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which
On Dec. 13, 2022, Apple CEO Tim Cook posted on Twitter a photo showing him at an elementary school in Kumamoto, Japan, along with the message, “Sony is Apple’s partner and has made the world’s best camera sensors.”Kumamoto is the region where Taiwan’s TSMC and Japan’s Sony will build a joint venture
SK Hynix said on Jan. 12 that it has received a certification on its 10-nm 4th-generation (1a) DDR5 server DRAM that it can be applied to a new CPU recently released by Intel.SK Hynix applied a cutting-edge extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography process to the 1a DDR5 DRAM. It is the first time that
Samsung Electronics has decided to ramp up its wafer production capacities for memories and system semiconductors by around 10 percent in 2023.The company's move is in sharp contrast to those of its rivals such as TSMC, Intel, Micron Technology, and SK Hynix, which all declared a reduction of th
Among 56 major items and services, including electronics, batteries, and shipbuilding, Korean companies ranked first in the world in five product categories, including semiconductors and smartphones, according to a survey. The No. 1 items were all produced by Samsung Electronics.The Nihon Keizai Shi
Apple has reportedly given up its plan to purchase NAND flashes for the iPhone series from Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC), a Chinese state-run semiconductor company, and instead will partner with Samsung Electronics.Apple has scratched off its plan to purchase 3D NAND flashes from YMTC for iPhones
The operating rate of Korean information technology (IT) companies fell in the third quarter of this year. They include Samsung Electronics. Its smartphone factory utilization rate hit a record low.Samsung Electronics’ handheld player (HHP) factory utilization rate stood at 72.2 percent, down 8.1 pe
If the technology war between the United States and China spills over to the display sector, the U.S. government may take regulatory measures to curb the sale of display materials and production equipment to Chinese companies, as in the semiconductor sector, Taiwan’s DigiTimes reported on Nov. 4.In
SK Hynix announced on Nov. 9 that it completed the development of a low power double data rate 5x (LPDDR5X) chip based on high-K metal gate (HKMG) technology and has recently started selling it. The chip is the industry's first mobile DRAM based on HKMG innovation.This product features low power
Micron Technology has recently sent samples of a low-power dual data rate 5X (LPDDR5X) prototype based on a 5th-generation 10-nm (1b or 12-nm to 13-nm) process to major smartphone manufacturers.Micron did not disclose the specifications of the new product, but said that it has improved power efficie
Server DRAMS are emerging as a new cash cow for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which are hit hard by a slowdown in the global semiconductor market.According to market research firm Omdia, annual server DRAM demand is expected to reach 68.486 billion gigabits (Gb) this year. Experts estimate annua
Samsung Electronics announced on Oct. 27 that it posted 10.85 trillion won in operating profit on sales of 76.78 trillion won on a consolidated basis in the third quarter. Compared to the same period of last year, its sales ascended 3.79 percent. The sales figure was a record high for the third quar
SK Hynix announced on Oct. 25 that it has developed the industry’s first 32GB DDR5-6400Mbps PC-use unbuffered dual in-line memory module (UDIMM) and a small outline dual in-line memory module (SODIMM) and provided their samples to customers.The new product boasts the fastest speed among existing PC
Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry player, has halted contract production of high-tech semiconductors for some Chinese customers. The decision followed the U.S. government’s recent move to strengthen control of U.S. chip production equipment exports to China. External pressure is also expected