SK Hynix

SK Hynix Inc.
Native name
에스케이하이닉스 주식회사
Formerly
  • Hyundai Electronics (1983-2001)
  • Hynix (2001–2012)
Company typePublic
KRX: 000660
IndustrySemiconductor
Founded15 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-15) (legal)
26 February 1983; 41 years ago (1983-02-26) (actual)
FounderChung Ju-yung
Headquarters,
South Korea
ProductsDRAM, NAND flash
RevenueDecrease 32.77 trillion (2023)
Decrease −₩7.73 trillion (2023)
Decrease −₩9.14 trillion (2023)
Total assetsDecrease ₩100.33 trillion (2023)
Total equityDecrease ₩53.50 trillion (2023)
ParentSK Group (2003-Current) Hyundai Group (1983-2003)
Websiteskhynix.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

SK Hynix Inc. (Korean: 에스케이하이닉스 주식회사) is a South Korean supplier of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips and flash memory chips. SK Hynix is one of the world's largest semiconductor vendors.[2][3]

Founded as Hyundai Electronics in 1983, SK Hynix was integrated into the SK Group in 2012 following a series of mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring efforts. After being incorporated into the SK Group, SK Hynix became a major affiliate alongside SK Innovation and SK Telecom.[4]

The company's major customers include Microsoft, Apple,[5] Asus, Dell, MSI, HP Inc., and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (formerly Hewlett-Packard).[2] Other products that use Hynix memory include DVD players, cellular phones, set-top boxes, personal digital assistants, networking equipment, and hard disk drives.[6]

  1. ^ "Annual Report". englishdart.fss.or.kr. Financial Supervisory Service. 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Youkyung (26 July 2012). "SK Hynix sinks to loss on oversupply, weak demand". Seoul, South Korea. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 1.1% in 2022". Gartner. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ Seo, Jee-yeon (9 December 2014). "SK appoints young CEOs". The Korea Herald.
  5. ^ By Paul Briden, Know Your Mobile. "iPhone SE One Week Later: "Adoption Has Been Low"." 8 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Analysis of SK hynix". Dublin: Research and Markets. Retrieved 11 June 2013.