307 news items tagged Hynix
SK Hynix strikes 5-year deal with ASML for EUV equipment supply
Thursday 25 February 2021SK Hynix has signed a 5-year contract worth KRW4.75 trillion (US4.3 billion) with ASML to procure extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, local media reports in South Korea...
China remains largest IC market
Monday 22 February 2021China became the largest IC market in the world in 2005 and has continued to grow in size since then. In 2020, China's IC market increased to US$143.4 billion, a 9% gain from US$131.3...
NAND vendors to enter production race for over-100-layer offerings in 2021
Monday 8 February 2021As NAND flash stacking technology continues to advance, vendors will be racing for mass production of 3D TLC/QLC (triple/quad-level cell) NAND chips with over 100 layers in 2021 after...
SK Hynix completes DRAM plant equipped with EUV tools
Tuesday 2 February 2021SK Hynix has completed construction of a new DRAM plant, dubbed M16, where extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment is installed, according to the memory chip vendor.
DDR3 prices to rise 40-50% in 2021
Monday 1 February 2021DDR3 prices are expected to rise 40-50% in 2021, according to industry sources who estimated previously a slower 30% increase.
SK Hynix signs MOU for further developments in China
Monday 1 February 2021SK Hynix has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dalian Municipal People's Government of China and the Administrative Committee of Jinpu New District, Dalian, under...
SK Hynix posts sequential revenue and profit drops in 4Q20
Friday 29 January 2021SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW966 billion (US$0.87 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW7.97 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing sequential decreases...
ToF 3D sensors to accelerate AR application ecosystem formation, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 5 January 2021Time of flight (ToF) 3D sensors are emerging rapidly for massive consumer applications, prompting major semiconductor and optoelectronics players to join the supply chain and accelerating...
Samsung, SK Hynix gearing up for EUV process manufacturing
Thursday 31 December 2020Samsung Electronics has kicked off volume production of 16Gb LPDDR5 chips using EUV-based 1znm process technology at its Pyeongtaek fab, while SK Hynix plans to install EUV exposure...
SSD supply constrained by chip shortages
Monday 21 December 2020The market for NAND flash memory remains oversupplied, but shortages of flash device controllers and passive components have constrained the supply of SSD and other related peripherals,...
China IC foundry output to continue growth in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 16 December 2020China's IC industry will register another growth in output next year, driven by the country's efforts in boosting its IC self-sufficiency, as well as international chipmakers' intention...
Chipmakers to ramp up 176-layer 3D NAND chip output in 2H21
Tuesday 15 December 2020Chipmakers including Micron Technology and SK Hynix have introduced the availability of their 176-layer 3D NAND flash chips, and are expected to ramp up the chip output for UFS and...
NAND flash ASP to fall 10-15% in 1Q21, says TrendForce
Tuesday 15 December 2020NAND flash ASPs are forecast to decline 10-15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, when bit output grew 6% on quarter, according to TrendForce.
All-round OSAT: Q&A with PTI CEO Boris Hsieh
Monday 14 December 2020Taiwan-based Powertech Technology (PTI) is one of the world's top OSATs with major backend orders from non-Korean memory vendors. PTI has just completed a top management shakeup after...
Foundry capex to account for 34% of total semi capex in 2020, says IC Insights
Friday 11 December 2020Following spending of US$106.1 billion in 2018 and US$102.5 billion in 2019, worldwide semiconductor capex is expected to grow 6% to US$108.1 billion this year, according to IC Ins...
SK Hynix unveils 176-layer 4D NAND flash
Monday 7 December 2020SK Hynix has developed what the company claims is the industry's most multilayered 176-layer 512Gb triple-level cell (TLC) 4D NAND flash, and started delivering the chip samples to...
Taiwan LCD monitors – 3Q 2020
Friday 4 December 2020Taiwan's PC monitor shipments in the third quarter of 2020 grew 6.9% sequentially and 4.1% on year.
SK Hynix resumes production at China plant
Wednesday 2 December 2020SK Hynix has obtained permission from the local government to resume operation at its plant in Chongqing, China, according to the South Korea-based memory vendor. The plant was shut...
Korea memory chip output value to decrease 9.5% in 4Q20, says Digitimes Research
Thursday 26 November 2020The combined memory output value of South Korean vendors Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expected to register a sequential decrease of 9.5% in fourth-quarter 2020 after falling...
Wafer capacity by feature size shows strongest growth at sub-10nm
Wednesday 18 November 2020IC capacity for leading-edge (sub-10nm) processes is expected to grow and become the largest portion of monthly installed capacity across the industry beginning in 2024, according...
SK Hynix posts sequential profit surge in 3Q20
Wednesday 4 November 2020SK Hynix has reported operating profits surged over 100% sequentially to KRW1.3 trillion (US$1.14 billion) in the third quarter of 2020, when revenue grew 19% on year to KRW8.13 tr...
Lingering NAND price falls may affect Intel-Sk Hynix deal, say sources
Monday 2 November 2020NAND flash price falls have been accelerating in the second half of the year along with datacenter operators and server clients entering inventory adjustments, and may persist into...
IC Insights expects modest DRAM price erosion through end-2020
Wednesday 28 October 2020DRAM ASPs climbed to US$3.70 in June 2020 before tapering off to US$3.51 in July and August, according to IC Insights, which expects modest price erosion through the end of this ye...
PTI eyes new logic IC orders from MediaTek, Novatek, Realtek
Monday 26 October 2020Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) is aggressively foraying into new logic IC segments such as TV SoCs and handset APs in a bid to offset loss of orders expected...
Intel faces increasing rivalry from AMD, Nvidia, Apple in core sectors
Monday 26 October 2020Intel has agreed to sell its NAND flash and storage business to SK Hynix, but the chipmaker is also facing increasingly intense competition from AMD, Nvidia and even Apple in its...