South Korea's SK Hynix forecast sales of its high-end semiconductors used in generative artificial intelligence chipsets would more than double this year, after reporting a quarterly profit record that beat a results estimate for rival Samsung.

SK Hynix Inc.’s shares slid after record quarterly results failed to impress investors grappling with stagnant smartphone demand and questions about AI spending in 2025.

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has approved Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) 8-layer HBM3E chips for artificial intelligence applications, Bloomberg reported. The chips will be used in Nvidias AI products for China,

Shares of SK hynix, a key memory chip supplier to Nvidia, dropped sharply on the Kospi stock exchange on Friday, declining over 9 per cent as the market reopened after the Lunar New Year holiday. The decline follows the debut of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s open-source AI model,

Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) received approval to supply its high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, chips to Nvidia (NVDA).

South Korea's SK Hynix on Thursday posted a record quarterly profit as the Nvidia supplier saw strong sales of advanced chips such as high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in generative artificial intelligence chipsets.

SK Hynix's shares slumped, hit by the shock from Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek as stock trading resumed in South Korea after a four-day holiday.

Shares of Micron (NASDAQ:MU) are down about 3.5% on the day. About This Article  Shares of Micron are down about $4.50 on the day thanks to Nvidia supplier, SK Hynix. Granted, SK Hynix did post a record quarterly profit.

Shares of SK Hynix Inc., a key supplier to Nvidia Corp., tumbled more than 11% as the South Korean stock market resumed trading Friday after holidays during which Chinese startup DeepSeek shocked the AI world.

Industry sources indicate that thermal issues associated with GB200 have prompted major clients including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta to reduce their orders, impacting not only Nvidia's product sales and revenue but also creating significant implications for its primary HBM supplier,

SK Hynix Inc., a major supplier of memory chips, has announced record quarterly earnings. However, investors have reacted cautiously. Concerns about smartphone demand and future AI spending have tempered enthusiasm.

The company’s Q4 revenue increased by 12%, and its operating profit rose by 15%, making for its best quarter ever, SK Hynix said in a statement. The company also announced that its revenue for the year was 66.1930 trillion won (roughly $46.13 billion). SK Hynix raised its annual fixed dividend for shareholders by 25%.