SK Hynix is already huge in the NAND flash and storage business but it is about to get bigger. Today. the company announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Intel's NAND memory and storage business for $9 billion.
Read More »SK Hynix launches the first DDR5 RAM modules
After announcing plans to develop DDR5 memory back in 2018, this week, SK Hynix has announced its first DDR5 RAM modules.
Read More »SK hynix starts mass-production of “HBM2E” memory
Today, July 2, SK hynix has announced that it has started mass-production of high-speed DRAM,”HBM2E” – only 10 months after the company announced it had started the development process. SK hynix’s HBM2E is said to support speeds of over 460 GB per second, with 1,024 I/Os – based on 3.6Gbps …
Read More »SK hynix will begin production of DDR5 this year
According to an update on its website blog page, SK hynix will start mass production of its 10nm-class 16Gb DDR5 memory chip this year and is expecting DDR5 to account for 22% of the total DRAM market by 2021 and up to 43% of the market by 2022. DDR5 aims …
Read More »SK Hynix calls out fake HBM2E and AMD GPU leaks
We are all patiently waiting to see AMD’s next-gen GPUs and more specifically ‘Big Navi’. There have been plenty of rumours lately regarding specs, one of which pulled SK Hynix into the conversation, forcing the company to respond and deny the rumours. One source claimed that the Radeon RX 5950 …
Read More »G.Skill Trident Z Neo Review – Maximum support for AMD Ryzen 3000
What does Leo think of this new memory kit from G.Skill?
Read More »SK hynix set to introduce new PCIe NVMe SSDs at CES
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be held in Las Vegas between 7th– 10th January 2020, so we don’t have long to wait until we find out what new and innovative technology will be launching in the new year. SK hynix will be there and have some new products on …
Read More »SK hynix introduces 1Znm DDR4 memory
SK hynix Inc has announced it has developed new 1Znm 16Gb (Gigabits) DDR4 memory. 1Znm will offer the industry’s largest density and total capacity per wafer available in existing DDR4 DRAM modules. The company claims productivity of the new 1Znm memory modules has been improved by approximately 27% over the …
Read More »Chinese investigation claims to have ‘massive evidence’ of DRAM price fixing
RAM prices have risen significantly over the last couple of years and while things are starting to settle down a bit now, there are still many who believe that something shady was going on. In December 2017, China’s economic regulator began investigating Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron in order to …
Read More »SK Hynix announces first 16-gigabit DDR5 DRAM
We still have some life left in the DDR4 generation but DDR5 is coming and SK Hynix is already at the forefront.
Read More »SK Hynix to invest £2.37 billion in new DRAM plant
SK Hynix is the second largest DRAM manufacturer in the world behind Samsung. And after strong financial results for the last quarter, the company is looking to invest 3.5 trillion Won (£2.37 billion) in a new semiconductor fabrication plant at its HQ in Icheon, South Korea. SK Hynix has announced …
Read More »Reports claim increased competition will result in DRAM oversupply next year
Since early 2017, we’ve been hearing about DRAM shortages and strains when it comes to supply and demand. In fact, the situation has been so seemingly odd that China’s economic regulator launched an investigation into market collusion. It looks like there might be light at the end of the tunnel …
Read More »Hefty fines are afoot if Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron are found guilty of DRAM price fixing
Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron could reportedly be facing unpleasant fines up to $8 billion if found guilty for DRAM price fixing.
Read More »Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly investing billions to boost memory supply
For the last year and a half, there have been consistent reports of a worldwide memory shortage. There has been debate over whether or not companies like Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron are unable to keep up with demand, or just unwilling, but theories aside, it looks like there is …
Read More »Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron accused of DRAM price fixing in class action lawsuit
Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron enjoyed increased profits for DRAM in 2017, but the pricing spike has raised questions of collusion and artificially inflated pricing.
Read More »SK hynix SC311 512GB SSD Review
It's a new, consumer-grade SSD from SK hynix. At around £120 is it one to shortlist?
Read More »GDDR6 memory almost in mass production, slated to appear in most upcoming Nvidia cards
SK Hynix is gearing up for mass production of its GDDR6 memory within the next three months, claiming that almost all new Nvidia GeForce cards will sport the technology.
Read More »Toshiba’s $18 billion memory business sale will miss March deadline
Back in September, after months of back and forth negotiations, Toshiba finally landed an $18 billion deal to sell off its chip business ‘Toshiba Memory Corp’. The massive sale was expected to complete by the end of March, but this week, Toshiba has announced that it will miss the agreed …
Read More »SK Hynix is now making its 8-gigabit GDDR6 memory available
Hot in the heels of Samsung’s 16-gigabit GDDR6 announcement last night, SK Hynix has also begun listing its own GDDR6 memory modules as ‘available’. We’ve known for a while that SK Hynix has been working on GDDR6 with a 2018 roll out date in mind, though these chips won’t be …
Read More »Toshiba signs $18 billion deal to sell off its memory business
After months of back and forth, Toshiba has reportedly signed an $18 billion deal to sell off its chip business. In the end, Toshiba did not end up selling its stake to Western Digital, opting for a consortium led by Bain Capital LP instead. Interestingly, this consortium does include SK …
Read More »SK Hynix details plans for GDDR6, will feature on a high-end GPU coming early 2018
It looks like Micron won’t be the only company pushing out GDDR6 graphics memory this year as over the weekend, SK Hynix announced its own plans to introduce 8 Gigabit GDDR6 DRAM modules. SK Hynix’s GDDR6 modules run at a data rate of 16Gbps, which is currently the fastest in …
Read More »SK Hynix introduces 72-layer 3D NAND
There has been a lot of innovation in the memory market recently. First Intel launched its 3D XPoint technology and now, SK Hynix is introducing the industry’s first 72-layer 256 gigabit 3D NAND flash based on TLC arrays. By moving up to 72-layers, SK Hynix is able to stack 1.5 …
Read More »SK hynix SE3010 960GB Review
When we last looked at an SSD from SK hynix it was from their consumer portfolio. This time around we are looking at a drive from the other part of their storage business in the shape of the SE3010, a read intensive drive for the Enterprise market space. The SE3010 has been …
Read More »SK Hynix to begin mass production of 4GB HBM2 in Q3, 8GB in Q4
Word on the street this week is that SK Hynix is currently preparing to begin mass producing its HBM2 4GB DRAM chips in Q3 this year. According to a report published this week, 4GB DRAM production will begin in Q3, which will be swiftly followed by 8GB HBM2 DRAM in …
Read More »KLEVV Cras 3200MHz 16GB DDR4 Review
You may not have heard of KLEVV – the newest player on the consumer memory scene. KLEVV’s parent company, Essencore, falls under the same SK Group umbrella corporation as semiconductor giant SK Hynix. Thus KLEVV is practically a consumer memory arm for SK Hynix’s DRAM production capabilities. The setup is …
Read More »SK Hynix to make 36-layer 3D NAND by the end of 2015, 48-layer next year
SK Hynix has announced plans to bring 36-layer 3D NAND flash chips to the market later this year, with plans to produce 48-layer 3D NAND Flash in place for some time next year. The South Korean based company also recently started mass producing 20nm class DRAM, though it is still …
Read More »AMD’s dual-GPU Radeon R9 Fury X2 ‘Gemini’ adapter spotted in India
Advanced Micro Devices has begun to test its upcoming dual-chip graphics card internally. The company shipped six samples of its dual-GPU Radeon graphics adapters to India, which means that the company is developing drivers for the solution. According to Zauba.com database, which monitors imports and exports to and from India, …
Read More »Prices of DDR3 and DDR4 continue to drop, set to decline further
Contract prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) modules dropped in August and September, despite peak season and anticipated stock-up demand on China, according to DRAMeXchange. Analysts believe that the launch of Microsoft Windows 10 this summer did not catalyse rise of demand, whereas the free Windows 10 upgrade program …
Read More »Samsung: NAND flash industry will triple output to 253EB by 2020
Samsung Electronics predicts that the NAND flash industry will triple output of non-volatile memory over the next five years and will produce whopping 253 exabytes of NAND in 2020. Although the increase is impressive, total output of flash memory will account for less than 10 per cent of storage capacity …
Read More »XFX is working on liquid-cooled Radeon R9 Fury graphics card
XFX is gearing up to release a Radeon R9 Fury-based graphics adapter featuring a liquid cooling system. The card will feature overclocking potential on par with AMD’s Radeon R9 Fury X, which will help to at least partially close performance gap between the “Fury” and the “Fury X” products. The …
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