SK hynix
Leading supplier of HBM memory to Nvidia.
Role in each timeline
- HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
An early HBM3E and HBM4 supplier that is expanding DRAM and packaging capacity in Cheongju and Indiana and has shipped HBM4E samples.
Entries that mention SK hynix
- SK hynix breaks ground on the Indiana HBM packaging plant, now over US$4 billion with production in 2029 Announcementon HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- SK hynix says it began mass shipments of HBM4 in Q2 2026 Shipmenton HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- SK hynix ships 12-layer HBM4E samples to major customers Shipmenton HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- TrendForce: HBM4 mass production slips to the end of the first quarter of 2026 after Nvidia raised the spec Reporton HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- Counterpoint reports SK hynix and Samsung held 79% of Q2 HBM shipments Reporton HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- SK hynix completes HBM4 development and says its mass-production system is ready Announcementon HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- JEDEC publishes the HBM4 standard, doubling channels per stack to 32 Announcementon HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- SK hynix ships the first 12-layer HBM4 samples, targets mass-production readiness in the second half of 2025 Announcementon HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- SK hynix starts mass production of the first 12-layer 36GB HBM3E Launchon HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- Commerce offers SK hynix up to US$450 million in CHIPS funding for the Indiana plant Regulatoryon HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- SK hynix to build the M15X fab in Cheongju for HBM, about 5.3 trillion won, complete by November 2025 Announcementon HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- SK hynix commits US$3.87 billion to an HBM packaging plant in Indiana Announcementon HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E
- SK hynix begins volume production of HBM3E, supplying a customer from late March Launchon HBM Supply Race: SK hynix, Samsung and Micron from HBM3E to HBM4E