Hynix: Hynix chip maker, from the South Korean brand abbreviation "HY". Hynix is the former Hyundai Memory, renamed Hynix in 2001. Hynix Semiconductor is the world's third-largest DRAM manufacturer, and also occupies the ninth place in the entire semiconductor company.
Hynix Semiconductor was founded as Hyundai Electronics Industry Co. in 1983, officially listed in Korea in 1996, acquired LG Semiconductor in 1999, and separated from the Hyundai Group by changing its name to Hynix Semiconductor in 2001.
In October 2004, the company sold its system IC business to Citigroup and became a specialized memory maker.
In February 2012, South Korea's third-largest plutocrat, SK Group, announced that it had acquired a 21.05 percent stake in Hynix and thus joined the memory powerhouse.
September 5, 2019 - SK Hynix's semiconductor plant in Wuxi, China, has completely replaced Japanese products with Chinese-made hydrogen fluoride after the Japanese government restricted the export of cutting-edge semiconductor materials, such as hydrogen fluoride, photoresists, and fluorinated polyimides, to South Korea, South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported.
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Four 8-inch wafer production lines and one 8-inch wafer production line are located in South Korea. Hynix has four 8-inch wafer production lines and one 12-inch production line in South Korea, and one 8-inch production line in Oregon, U.S.A. In 2004 and 2005, Hynix held the second largest DRAM market share in the world, and the first largest market share in China.
There are sales corporations and offices all over the world, and 15,000 employees. Hynix Semiconductor, as an invisible infrastructure, does its best to create a comfortable living environment for its customers through semiconductors. Hynix Semiconductor is committed to producing semiconductor products mainly DRAM and NAND Flash.
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