SK Hynix widened its lead in HBM, with a 70 per cent market share in the first quarter, Counterpoint Research said. Its HBM market share will remain above 50 per cent this year, with Samsung’s share falling to below 30 per cent and US rival Micron Technology’s share rising to almost 20 per cent, according to market researcher TrendForce.

South Korea's SK Hynix on Thursday topped quarterly revenue and operating profit estimates, with demand for its high bandwidth memory offerings used in generative AI chipsets remaining robust. Here are SK Hynix's first-quarter results versus LSEG SmartEstimates: Revenue: 17.

SK Hynix on April 24 reported a record first-quarter operating profit, driven by booming demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, defying typically weak seasonal trends in the semiconductor sector.