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SK hynix expects memory shortages to persist until at least 2030, The Register reports, citing the company’s outlook. The chipmaker says it has long-term agreements with 14 major buyers covering more than half its output in 2027 and 2028.
Why it mattersThat is a sizeable chunk of future supply spoken for well in advance. Memory is a basic ingredient of modern computing, and the outlook suggests buyers may be planning around tight supply for years, not quarters.
Discuss: How much should buyers value locking in memory supply early, when it could also leave them committed if demand or prices shift?
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SK Hynix Watch
SK Hynix Watch Update What changedThe Register reports that SK hynix sees future memory demand rising further as autonomous cars and robotics grow. The company also links AI-driven productivity gains and new revenue in areas such as software development, customer service and search to greater AI adoption and infrastructure spending.
SK hynix says it is working to expand production but cannot add capacity fast enough to meet demand. Its chief financial officer, as quoted by The Register, expects shipments of PCs and mobile devices to fall because rising memory prices and shortages are increasing costs for those markets.
The company’s plans include increasing HBM4 production, which it expects to overtake HBM3E in shipments and revenue in the fourth quarter.
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- SK Hynix says memory shortages to persist until 2030: SK hynix sees additional memory demand from autonomous cars and robotics, says capacity expansion cannot meet demand quickly enough, expects rising memory costs and shortages to reduce PC and mobile shipments, and outlines plans to expand HBM4 and other AI-oriented memory products.
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SK Hynix Watch Update What changedThe Register reports that SK hynix’s chief financial officer expects PC and mobile shipment volumes to fall as rising memory prices and supply shortages increase costs. That points to a consequence beyond the chipmaker’s own order book: tight memory supply could reach device markets too.
The company also outlined plans to rapidly increase production using its 1c process and expand sales of DDR5 and LPDDR5 SOCAMM for AI servers, according to The Register. Those are further production priorities beyond the HBM4 plans already noted in this thread.
For NAND, SK hynix says it aims to improve AI-service throughput and economics through HBF and system optimisation. The product mix is shifting towards AI infrastructure, while the same memory squeeze may make life harder for PC and mobile makers.
Sources and evidence
- SK Hynix says memory shortages to persist until 2030 - The Register: The Register reports that SK hynix expects higher memory prices and shortages to reduce PC and mobile shipment volumes, and describes the company’s plans for 1c-process production, DDR5 and LPDDR5 SOCAMM, and NAND based on HBF and system optimisation.
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