Path to 'FIRE': Semiconductor supercycle spurs rush for jobs at Samsung, SK hynix

Korea’s semiconductor industry is experiencing a historic high, and top-tier graduates want to get in on the action. Major chipmakers are posting extraordinary profits and dangling the prospect of massive performance bonuses to job seekers.

2026-04-15

For Samsung and SK hynix, long-term deals with Big Tech offer stability in churning chip cycles

Prospective memory deals with Microsoft and Google may usher in a transition that commits Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to long-term supply contracts of up to five years, bringing much-needed stability to the highly cyclical chip industry.

2026-04-14

Samsung, SK hynix to post record Q1 profits with blockbuster earnings still to come

Analysts project nearly 70 trillion won ($46 billion) in combined first-quarter profits for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, the world’s two largest memory makers.

2026-04-06

Korean chipmakers face greater risk as U.S. trade commission opens patent dispute probe into SK hynix

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has launched an investigation into a patent dispute involving SK hynix’s high bandwidth memory (HBM), adding to legal risks facing Korean chipmakers.

2026-03-31

Why Nvidia's primary memory supplier is aiming for a U.S. listing

SK hynix, believed to be undervalued despite being the world’s leading memory maker and a key supplier to Nvidia, is preparing to boost its valuation by pursuing a U.S. listing in the second half of 2026 through American depositary receipts (ADRs).

2026-03-30

SK hynix seeks U.S. listing of American depositary receipts following submission to SEC

SK hynix confirmed that it is seeking a U.S. listing of American depositary receipts (ADRs), stating on Wednesday that it confidentially submitted a registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.

2026-03-25

SK hynix initiates U.S. stock market listing procedures

SK hynix, Korea’s second-largest chipmaker, has begun procedures to list on the U.S. stock market within the year, the company said Wednesday.

2026-03-25

SK hynix to purchase $8B in chip equipment from ASML

SK hynix decided on Tuesday to purchase advanced production equipment worth 12 trillion won from the Netherlands-based ASML, in line with efforts to address growing demand for memory chips.

2026-03-24

SK hynix's cashable assets more than double in 2025 on HBM boom

The combined amount of cashable assets of SK hynix more than doubled in 2025 from a year earlier on the back of robust earnings led by high bandwidth memory (HBM) products, a report showed Tuesday.

2026-03-17

Samsung, SK hynix, Hyundai announce landmark deals with Nvidia at GTC 2026

Korea’s industrial heavyweights — Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Hyundai Motor — announced a series of landmark deals with Nvidia at its GTC 2026 developer conference in San Jose on Monday.