On Wednesday, SK Hynix, a global behemoth in the memory chip industry, unveiled its financial results for the third quarter of the 2025 fiscal year. The company reported revenue of KRW 24.45 trillion, marking a 39% year-on-year increase. Its operating profit soared to KRW 11.38 trillion, up 62% from the previous year, hitting a new all-time high for its quarterly operating profit. Meanwhile, net profit surged to KRW 12.6 trillion, a staggering 119% year-on-year jump.

The robust performance growth was primarily fueled by across-the-board price hikes in DRAM and NAND flash memory, coupled with a rise in shipments of high-performance products tailored for AI servers. In particular, sales of high-value-added offerings such as 12-layer HBM3E and server-use DDR5 experienced substantial growth. Notably, shipments of high-capacity DDR5 doubled compared to the previous quarter.

SK Hynix now boasts a net cash position of KRW 3.8 trillion. To cater to the ever-expanding market demand for AI memory, the company has outlined plans to ramp up the supply of advanced products, including 321-layer NAND flash memory and HBM4. HBM4 is slated to commence shipments in the fourth quarter of 2025, with full-scale sales anticipated in 2026. Moreover, the company has already secured commitments to meet all DRAM and NAND customer demands for 2026.