Sep 13, 2026, 21:30 UTC
South Korea expanded its espionage law to cover all foreign countries, effective September 13, allowing prosecution of those stealing national secrets for foreign entities with up to 30 years in prison.
Sep 11, 2026, 01:00 UTC
SK Hynix announced a shareholder-return plan that, together with Samsung Electronics' plan, is worth more than 130 trillion won combined for 2026.
Source:Sep 10, 2026, 23:55 UTC
US startup Kepler emerged from seven years of stealth mode and announced a new 3D-stacked ferroelectric AI memory architecture that can be produced on existing 28nm fabs without EUV lithography, with samples to be offered starting this year and volume ramp planned at GlobalFoundries' Singapore plant in 2027 and in the US in 2028.
Source:Sep 10, 2026, 21:56 UTC
SK Hynix is targeting 2028 to apply High-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography to DRAM mass production and is considering joining an industry initiative to develop 12-inch photomasks.
Source:Sep 10, 2026, 21:00 UTC
South Korea's revised law on industrial espionage takes effect this weekend, tightening defenses to protect advanced memory chip technology from Chinese rivals.
Sep 9, 2026, 10:30 UTC
SK Hynix responded to reports that it plans to sell a partial stake in its Chongqing packaging plant, stating no decision has been made yet.
Source:Sep 9, 2026, 09:10 UTC
Apple has selected Samsung Display, LG Innotek, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Electronics, and SK Hynix as key suppliers for its upcoming foldable iPhone.
Source:Sep 9, 2026, 00:47 UTC
Kioxia Holdings Corp.'s top executive dismissed the likelihood of deeper ties with rival and stakeholder SK Hynix Inc.
Sep 4, 2026, 05:30 UTC
South Korea and the United States are discussing semiconductor investments in the U.S. as part of broader bilateral talks, according to a Seoul official on Friday.
Sep 3, 2026, 07:43 UTC
Micron plans to double its HBM production capacity by the end of this year, reaching about 100,000 wafers per month, through aggressive equipment investment and increased purchase orders to equipment suppliers.
Sep 3, 2026, 03:32 UTC
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares rebounded on Thursday after Dell Technologies provided evidence that demand for AI infrastructure remains strong.
Source:Sep 2, 2026, 08:41 UTC
Stock perpetual futures on centralized crypto exchanges traded $665.42 billion in August, up 4.6% from July, with SanDisk, SK Hynix, and SpaceX-tracking SPCX contracts driving over half of the volume.
Source:Aug 27, 2026, 18:30 UTC
SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung announced the company is exploring ways to deepen cooperation with Kioxia Holdings Corp., in which SK Hynix holds a significant indirect stake.
Aug 27, 2026, 16:54 UTC
China's YMTC aims to become the world's largest NAND maker by the end of 2027, planning to overtake Samsung and SK hynix.
Source:Aug 27, 2026, 08:25 UTC
SK Telecom announced it will sell SK Hynix shares worth 1.9 trillion Korean won.
Source:Aug 26, 2026, 00:44 UTC
SK hynix added a second major customer accounting for more than 10% of its revenue in the first half of 2026.
Source:Aug 25, 2026, 13:46 UTC
US stock indices rose on Tuesday, with the Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Philadelphia Semiconductor Index all trading higher, while Taiwan stock index futures and TSMC ADR also gained.
Aug 25, 2026, 08:52 UTC
Leveraged ETFs tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix recorded their first monthly outflow since their May launch, with $601 million leaving SK Hynix-linked funds and $381 million leaving Samsung-linked funds in August.
Source:Aug 25, 2026, 07:39 UTC
Investors pulled nearly $1 billion from South Korean leveraged ETFs tied to chipmakers in August 2026, as AI-trading enthusiasm cooled and regulators tightened measures.
Source:Aug 25, 2026, 01:03 UTC
SK hynix's Tmall flagship store announced it will terminate operations on September 9, 2026, and has removed all products from sale.
Source:Aug 24, 2026, 01:12 UTC
SK Hynix is introducing advanced packaging technologies, including Intel EMIB, for its next-generation HBM solutions, with plans to eventually move to 3D packaging.
Source:Aug 23, 2026, 01:00 UTC
Meritz Securities Co. issued an equity-linked security tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix offering an annualized yield of 43.4% in August 2026.
Source:Aug 22, 2026, 00:25 UTC
SK hynix released its next-generation AI optical interconnect CPO technology roadmap.
Source:Aug 21, 2026, 23:50 UTC
Kioxia rebounded sharply as Korean stocks rose on SK Hynix's shareholder return enhancement.
Source:Aug 21, 2026, 12:15 UTC
SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics announced plans to return large amounts of cash to shareholders through buybacks and dividends, amid strong memory-chip demand.
Aug 21, 2026, 06:51 UTC
South Korea's two major chipmakers announced unprecedented shareholder return plans involving cash dividends and buybacks, which analysts say could further boost the won.
Source:Aug 21, 2026, 00:39 UTC
SK Hynix, together with the University of Virginia and other institutions, released a next-generation CPO roadmap that extends optical interconnect to memory interfaces.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 06:49 UTC
SK Hynix announced that during 2025 to 2027, it will allocate at least 50% of its free cash flow to shareholder returns.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 12:52 UTC
SK Hynix reported Q2 FY2026 (April-June) operating profit of 60.54 trillion KRW, up 6.6 times year-on-year, and revenue of 79.32 trillion KRW, up 3.6 times, both setting record highs for the fifth consecutive quarter.
Source:Aug 14, 2026, 11:46 UTC
SK Hynix reported first-half 2026 capital expenditure of 17.59 trillion KRW for tangible assets, with domestic and overseas production facilities running at an average utilization rate of 100%.
Source:Aug 12, 2026, 09:05 UTC
Counterpoint Research reported that in Q2 2026, NAND flash memory market shipments by volume placed Samsung, SK Hynix, and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) at 25%, 22%, and 14% respectively, with YMTC entering the top three for the first time.
Aug 12, 2026, 07:45 UTC
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are internally discussing large-scale shareholder return plans, potentially including special dividends and share buybacks, with announcements possibly by the end of this month.
Aug 10, 2026, 02:39 UTC
The Seoul High Court upheld an 18-month prison sentence for a former SK Hynix employee who leaked trade secrets related to CMOS image sensor technology to Chinese companies, including Huawei's chip unit HiSilicon.
Source:Jul 29, 2026, 00:28 UTC
SK Group announced a long-term AI data center investment plan worth about 1,000 trillion won (US$680 billion), with AI data centers positioned as the core of a wider industrial push.
Source:Jul 28, 2026, 12:53 UTC
SK Telecom's subsidiary Astra AI Infrastructure Company sells preferred shares to SK Hynix's subsidiary.
Source:Jul 16, 2026, 21:49 UTC
Sixteen 2x leveraged ETFs tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix began trading on the Korea Exchange on May 27, 2026.
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