Samsung Electronics is no longer the most desirable workplace for Korean university students — the crown has been passed to SK hynix, with university students citing compensation.

For the first time, SK hynix topped the list of “most desired employers among university students” this year, pushing Samsung Electronics down to third place. Since 2004, job platform Incruit has conducted an annual survey of the “most desired employers among university students.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the U.S. automaker had signed a $16.5 billion deal to source chips from Samsung Electronics, a move expected to bolster the South Korean tech giant’s loss-making contract manufacturing business.

Samsung Electronics is reportedly pushing back the mass production of its next-gen high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to 2026, signaling a more cautious rollout amid ongoing DRAM redesign efforts.

SK hynix has confirmed plans to develop GDDR7 memory modules with a maximum capacity of 24Gb (3GB), an upgrade from the long-standing 16Gb (2GB) standard dating

SK hynix confirms it's working on 3GB GDDR7 memory modules, perfect timing for NVIDIA to unveil GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series with more VRAM.

The surge in demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) driven by AI servers has positioned SK Hynix as the clear leader in the HBM market, with Micron also posting strong operational results for 2025. Meanwhile,