Whodunnit: SK Hynix rejected $374 million advanced payment from Nvidia rival to ringfence HBM stock — and instead, Samsung competitor signed $749 billion dollar deal with Nvidia
Whodunnit: SK Hynix rejected $374 million advanced payment from Nvidia rival to ringfence HBM stock — and instead, Samsung competitor signed $749 billion dollar deal with Nvidia Both SK Hynix and Samsung are ramping up HBM production to meet demand When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory maker (behind fellow South Korean chip giantSamsung), recently turned down a 500 billion won ($374 million) advance payment from an unnamed AI accelerator company to secure a dedicated high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production line....