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SK Group’s Vision of a Carbon-Free Future

Figure 1. SK hynix and seven other affiliates of SK group presented their ‘Net Zero’ aspiration under the slogan “Together in Action”.

SK companies have teamed up with 10 US-based partners to present their booth under the slogan “Together in Action,” the group’s message to turn their Net Zero aspiration into action. At CES 2022, the group committed to reduce carbon emissions by 200 million tons by 2030, or 1% of the global carbon reduction targets while maintaining its goal of achieving Net Zero by 2050.

This year, eight of SK’s affiliate companies are showcasing a total of 40 carbon reducing technologies as part of the group’s vision of a carbon-free future. SK hynix is expected to attract major tech customers and experts to its booth with its “Green Digital Solution,” the theme of its product lineup at this year’s event.

A Green Digital Solution

Figure 2. SK hynix is exhibiting a range of new and core products which offer significant performance improvements while lessening their environmental impact.

SK hynix is exhibiting a range of new and core products at this year’s CES which will offer significant improvements in performance and energy efficiency while lessening the impact on the environment. These products meet the growing needs of global tech companies which are requiring more powerful memory solutions for evolving advanced technologies such as AI, Big Data, autonomous driving, and the Metaverse.

The focal point of SK hynix’s exhibition is the PS1010 E3.S, the company’s latest enterprise solid-state drive (eSSD) which is being launched at CES 2023. The product features multiple 176-layer 4D NAND flash technology that supports PCIe 5.0 (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) interface. The PS1010 E3.S, which includes a self-developed controller and firmware, offers increased reading and writing speed of 130% and 49%, respectively, compared to the previous generation of products. Moreover, as its performance per watt is 75% more efficient than its predecessors, it will help to reduce server operating costs and cut carbon emissions. The product is set to strengthen SK hynix’s competitiveness in the NAND sector.

Visitors to SK hynix’s booth can also see its HBM3, the world’s best-performing DRAM developed and mass produced by the company in an industry-first. As a Gen 4 HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) product, it offers increased data processing speeds compared to existing DRAMs, while also improving power efficiency by 23% compared to HBM2. Displayed alongside the HBM3 is another leading innovation, the GDDR6-AiM. This AI accelerator offers its own computational capabilities that significantly increase certain computation speeds and reduces energy consumption by 80% compared to existing products.

Last summer, SK hynix reinforced its superiority in Compute Express Link (CXL) solutions by developing its first DDR5 DRAM-based CXL memory samples which have flexible expansions of memory capacity and performance. The company also collaborated with SK Telecom to produce its Computational Memory Solution (CMS), the industry’s first CXL memory that’s integrated with computational functions. SK hynix’s CXL portfolio, which is planned to be mass-produced later this year, can also be seen at CES.

Sustainability Initiatives

Figure 3. Visitors experienced SK hynix’s innovative technology presented under the theme of a “Green Digital Solution”.

It is clear from the SK hynix product lineup at CES 2023 that the company is focused on simultaneously pushing the limits of technology while promoting sustainability in order to solve market and environmental challenges. These products align with SK hynix’s overall ESG strategy which drive the company’s future plans.

One of the key aspects of SK hynix’s ESG initiatives is undoubtedly the PRISM framework which was unveiled last year to enhance its ESG management. Detailing SK hynix’s ESG goals, PRISM relays the message that the company will transparently communicate with stakeholders while also reflecting its goal of spreading a positive influence around the world.

As a leader in the semiconductor industry’s fight against climate change, SK hynix joined the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) as a founding member last October. The SCC is the first global consultative body formed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the semiconductor value chain. SK hynix’s efforts to tackle greenhouse gases are further exemplified by its carbon footprint certification for its eSSD and cSSD products. Issued by the U.K. climate change organization Carbon Trust last summer, the certification assesses the impact of carbon emissions throughout the entire lifecycle of a product.

Building a Greener Tomorrow

Figure 4. SK hynix is working with other SK affiliates to build a greener tomorrow.

At a time when people are concerned about the environmental impact of their products, SK hynix is responding to their needs with its range of energy-efficient, high-performance products displayed at CES 2023. SK hynix is using this opportunity to discuss with fellow industry insiders and tech consumers about key industry and environmental issues to build a greener tomorrow.

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• Core and brand-new products introduced under the theme of “Green Digital Solution”
• Introduction of eSSD with ultrahigh-performance to solidify SK hynix’s leadership in server memory market
• Solution to solve customers’ pain point proposed

Seoul, December 27, 2022

SK hynix Inc. (or “the company”, www.skhynix.com) announced today that it will showcase a number of its core and brand-new products at the CES 2023, the most influential tech event in the world taking place in Las Vegas from Jan 5^th through Jan 8^th.

The products, introduced under the theme of the “Green Digital Solution,” as part of the SK Group’s “Carbon-Free Future” campaign, are expected to attract Big Tech customers and experts given the significant improvement in performance and energy efficiency compared with the previous generation as well as the effect of lessening the impact on the environment.

Attention on energy-efficient memory chips has been on the rise as global tech companies pursue products that process data faster, while consuming less energy. SK hynix is confident that its products to be displayed at the CES2023 will meet customers’ such needs with outstanding performance per watt* and performance.

* Performance per watt: an indicator of how much computation is performed per watt of power consumed.

The core product put forward at the show is PS1010 E3.S, an eSSD product composed of multiple 176-layer 4D NAND that supports the fifth generation of the PCIe* interface.

*PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express): a high-speed input/output series interface used in the mainboard of digital devices. PCIe’s data-tranfer speed doubles in accordance with a generation shift.

SK hynix said that the introduction of the PS1010, a combination of the company’s industry-leading technologies, was made timely as the server chip market continues to grow despite the current industry downturn.

The PS1010 product shows improvement both in reading and writing speed by 130% and 49%, respectively, compared with the previous generation. Its performance-per-watt is also improved by more than 75%, helping customers reduce costs to run servers and carbon emission.

“We’re proud to launch PS1010, an ultrahigh-performance product with self-developed controller and firmware, at the CES 2023, the world’s largest technology show,” Yun Jae Yeun, Head of NAND Product Planning, said. “This product will solve pain point of our server-chip customers, while paving the way for a stronger competitiveness in NAND business for us.”

Other products to be introduced at the show are HBM3*, a memory product with the world’s best specification for high performance computing, GDDR6-AiM that adopts the PIM* technology and CXL* memory capable of flexible expansion of memory capacity and performance.

* HBM (High Bandwidth Memory): High-value, high-performance memory that vertically interconnects multiple DRAM chips and dramatically increases data processing speed in comparison to traditional DRAM products.

* PIM (Processing In Memory): A next-generation technology that provides a solution for data congestion issues for AI and big data by adding computational functions to semiconductor memory

* CXL (Compute Express Link): A PCIe-based next-generation interconnect protocol on which high-performance computing systems are based

SK hynix will also present the immersion cooling* technology of SK enmove, which specializes in energy efficiency. The technology, designed to help cool down the heat of the servers generated during the operation, marks a successful case where SK hynix cooperated with other SK companies or external business partners to create new values in the semiconductor business.

* Immersion Cooling: A next-generation thermal-management technology that cools down temperature by submerging data servers into cooling oil. This way, the total electricity consumption can be reduced by 30% compared with the existing technology that uses air to cool down temperature.

About SK hynix Inc.

SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (“DRAM”), flash memory chips (“NAND flash”) and CMOS Image Sensors (“CIS”) for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company’s shares are traded on the Korea Exchange, and the Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at www.skhynix.com, news.skhynix.com.

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