Sources revealed that SK Hynix is cutting its less commercial image sensor and foundry business to strengthen high-bandwidth memory and AI memory focused on high-profit margins. SK Hynix is cutting its investment in CMOS image sensor research and development. Production capacity is expected to be reduced by more than half compared to last year, to less than 7,000 12-inch wafers per month. In addition, personnel in the system-on-chip design department responsible for designing memory controllers, etc. were transferred and reassigned to the HBM department.

Sources revealed that SK Hynix is cutting its less commercial image sensor and foundry business to strengthen high-bandwidth memory and AI memory focused on high-profit margins. SK Hynix is cutting its investment in CMOS image sensor research and development. Production capacity is expected to be reduced by more than half compared to last year, to less than 7,000 12-inch wafers per month. In addition, personnel in the system-on-chip design department responsible for designing memory controllers, etc. were transferred and reassigned to the HBM department.