SK Hynix pledges to boost output of AI memory chipsBloombergSK Group chairman Chey Tae-won pledged to grow production of artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips to meet a surge in demand from the global data center buildout. During conference in Washington on Friday last week, he also called high-bandwidth memory (HBM) a “monster chip” that is generating enormous profits for SK Hynix Inc. SK Hynix’s 12-layer HBM3E memory chip and an Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPU are displayed at the SK AI Summit in Seoul on Nov. 3 last year. That record spending is causing a global shortage of memory chips, a market that is dominated by SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics Co and Micron Technology Inc.SK Hynix has sold out its entire slate of memory chips this year, while Micron has done similarly with its HBM offerings. However, Chey cautioned losses are still a possibility in the future due to potential changes in the competitive landscape caused by rapid technological shifts.

Source: Taipei Times February 23, 2026 17:12 UTC