{"id":40661,"date":"2025-12-07T06:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=40661"},"modified":"2025-12-07T06:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:48:00","slug":"sk-hynix-honored-with-two-major-titles-at-gsa-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=40661","title":{"rendered":"SK hynix Honored with Two Major Titles at GSA Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Company named &#8220;Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company (Achieving Greater than <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 Billion<\/span> in Annual Sales)&#8221; and &#8220;Outstanding Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Company&#8221; simultaneously<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Accelerates recovery from market downturn leveraging world-class HBM leadership; Global management performance recognized <\/b><\/li>\n<li><b> Reflects company&#8217;s technology leadership and customer-centric execution<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>SK Chairman <span class=\"xn-person\">Chey Tae<\/span>-won emphasizes: &#8220;Technological competitiveness must remain unwavering in challenging times&#8221;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b> Commits to driving new customer value and leading global AI market growth as a &#8220;Full-Stack AI Memory Creator&#8221;<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span>, Dec. 7, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; SK hynix Inc. (or &#8220;the company&#8221;,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skhynix.com\/eng\/main.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.skhynix.com<\/a>) announced today that it has been named the winner of the Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Award (Achieving Greater than <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 Billion<\/span> in Annual Sales)<sup>[1]<\/sup> and the Outstanding Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Company Award<sup>[2]<\/sup> at the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA)<sup>[3]<\/sup> Awards 2025, held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 4<\/span> PST in <span class=\"xn-location\">Santa Clara, California<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2840026\/46766_3_SK_hynix_GSA_Awards.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2840026\/46766_3_SK_hynix_GSA_Awards.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Justin Kim, President &amp; Head of AI Infra at SK hynix (second from left), and Sungsoo Ryu, President of SK hynix America (third from left), pose for a photo with event officials at the GSA Awards 2025.\" alt=\"Justin Kim, President &amp; Head of AI Infra at SK hynix (second from left), and Sungsoo Ryu, President of SK hynix America (third from left), pose for a photo with event officials at the GSA Awards 2025.\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>Justin Kim, President &amp; Head of AI Infra at SK hynix (second from left), and Sungsoo Ryu, President of SK hynix America (third from left), pose for a photo with event officials at the GSA Awards 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/i><\/b><b><i>The Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Award<\/i><\/b><i>: A category recognizing public semiconductor companies based on financial soundness and operational efficiency. Awards are presented in two categories <\/i><i>\u2014<\/i><i>\u00a0annual sales over $1 billion and annual sales under $1 billion <\/i><i>\u2014<\/i><i>\u00a0and are considered among the most authoritative honors in the global semiconductor industry.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/i><\/b><b><i>Outstanding Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Company Award:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0A special category recognizing semiconductor companies headquartered in the Asia-Pacific region based on comprehensive evaluations including product excellence, business vision, leadership, and market success.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/i><\/b><b><i>GSA(Global Semiconductor Alliance):<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0A global CEO-level semiconductor organization serving as a hub for technological information sharing across more than 25 countries and over 250 corporate members.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>The GSA Awards, organized annually since 1996, are regarded as the most prestigious honors in the global semiconductor sector, recognizing outstanding performance in leadership, financial results and industry reputation. SK hynix secured its second win in the financial management category following 2017, and its first recognition as the top <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span> semiconductor company. The dual achievement reinforces the company&#8217;s reputation as a leading global technology innovator.<\/p>\n<p>While the semiconductor industry faced a severe downturn just two years ago, the company has been the fastest to rebound thanks to its advanced AI memory technologies including HBM. This performance has resulted in global recognition for its operational excellence and financial execution. SK hynix plans to continue building sustainable growth with its dominant leadership in the AI memory market.<\/p>\n<p>The awards reflect the company&#8217;s proactive delivery of groundbreaking HBM solutions and its steadfast commitment to customer-centric performance in surging global AI demand. SK Chairman <span class=\"xn-person\">Chey Tae<\/span>-won has consistently emphasized that securing technological competitiveness must remain unwavering, especially during challenging times. This long-term focus on technology investment and global cooperation network has contributed to the company&#8217;s improved performance and reinforced financial health.<\/p>\n<p>Driven by this strategy, SK hynix has recorded historic performance throughout 2025. For the first three quarters, the company reported revenue of <span class=\"xn-money\">64 trillion won<\/span> and operating profit of <span class=\"xn-money\">28 trillion won<\/span> in total, positioning it well to surpass its previous full-year earnings record set in 2024 (<span class=\"xn-money\">66 trillion won<\/span> in revenue and <span class=\"xn-money\">23 trillion won<\/span> in operating profit).<\/p>\n<p>Financial health has also significantly strengthened. As of the end of the third quarter, cash and cash equivalents reached <span class=\"xn-money\">27.9 trillion won<\/span>, up <span class=\"xn-money\">10.9 trillion won<\/span> quarter-over-quarter, while interest bearing debt decreased to 24.1 trillion won\u2014 successfully transitioning into a net cash position of approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">4 trillion won<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>To secure long-term leadership in AI memory, SK hynix is accelerating major investments. The Cheongju M15X fab, which opened its cleanroom earlier than planned in October, is on track to begin HBM mass production in the first half of next year. Construction of the first fab in the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, launched in February, is also progressing ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>With its recent financial achievements and continued expansion, SK hynix is expected to further solidify its AI memory leadership going forward.<\/p>\n<p>SK hynix was represented at the ceremony by <span class=\"xn-person\">Justin Kim<\/span>, President &amp; Head of AI Infra at SK hynix, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Sungsoo Ryu<\/span>, President of SK hynix America. &#8220;It is a great honor to receive this award.&#8221; Kim said, &#8220;We will continue to lead the market and create new value for customers as a Full-Stack AI Memory Creator, driving growth across the global AI ecosystem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>About SK hynix Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world&#8217;s top tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (&#8220;DRAM&#8221;) and flash memory chips (&#8220;NAND\u00a0flash&#8221;)\u00a0for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company&#8217;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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skhynix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.skhynix.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">news.skhynix.co<\/a>m.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Company named &#8220;Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company (Achieving Greater than <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 Billion<\/span> in Annual Sales)&#8221; and &#8220;Outstanding Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Company&#8221; simultaneously<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Accelerates recovery from market downturn leveraging world-class HBM leadership; Global management performance recognized <\/b><\/li>\n<li><b> Reflects company&#8217;s technology leadership and customer-centric execution<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>SK Chairman <span class=\"xn-person\">Chey Tae<\/span>-won emphasizes: &#8220;Technological competitiveness must remain unwavering in challenging times&#8221;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b> Commits to driving new customer value and leading global AI market growth as a &#8220;Full-Stack AI Memory Creator&#8221;<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span>, Dec. 7, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; SK hynix Inc. (or &#8220;the company&#8221;,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skhynix.com\/eng\/main.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.skhynix.com<\/a>) announced today that it has been named the winner of the Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Award (Achieving Greater than <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 Billion<\/span> in Annual Sales)<sup>[1]<\/sup> and the Outstanding Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Company Award<sup>[2]<\/sup> at the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA)<sup>[3]<\/sup> Awards 2025, held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 4<\/span> PST in <span class=\"xn-location\">Santa Clara, California<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2840026\/46766_3_SK_hynix_GSA_Awards.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2840026\/46766_3_SK_hynix_GSA_Awards.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Justin Kim, President &amp; Head of AI Infra at SK hynix (second from left), and Sungsoo Ryu, President of SK hynix America (third from left), pose for a photo with event officials at the GSA Awards 2025.\" alt=\"Justin Kim, President &amp; Head of AI Infra at SK hynix (second from left), and Sungsoo Ryu, President of SK hynix America (third from left), pose for a photo with event officials at the GSA Awards 2025.\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>Justin Kim, President &amp; Head of AI Infra at SK hynix (second from left), and Sungsoo Ryu, President of SK hynix America (third from left), pose for a photo with event officials at the GSA Awards 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/i><\/b><b><i>The Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Award<\/i><\/b><i>: A category recognizing public semiconductor companies based on financial soundness and operational efficiency. Awards are presented in two categories <\/i><i>\u2014<\/i><i>\u00a0annual sales over $1 billion and annual sales under $1 billion <\/i><i>\u2014<\/i><i>\u00a0and are considered among the most authoritative honors in the global semiconductor industry.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/i><\/b><b><i>Outstanding Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Company Award:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0A special category recognizing semiconductor companies headquartered in the Asia-Pacific region based on comprehensive evaluations including product excellence, business vision, leadership, and market success.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><i><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/i><\/b><b><i>GSA(Global Semiconductor Alliance):<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0A global CEO-level semiconductor organization serving as a hub for technological information sharing across more than 25 countries and over 250 corporate members.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The GSA Awards, organized annually since 1996, are regarded as the most prestigious honors in the global semiconductor sector, recognizing outstanding performance in leadership, financial results and industry reputation. SK hynix secured its second win in the financial management category following 2017, and its first recognition as the top <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span> semiconductor company. The dual achievement reinforces the company&#8217;s reputation as a leading global technology innovator.<\/p>\n<p>While the semiconductor industry faced a severe downturn just two years ago, the company has been the fastest to rebound thanks to its advanced AI memory technologies including HBM. This performance has resulted in global recognition for its operational excellence and financial execution. SK hynix plans to continue building sustainable growth with its dominant leadership in the AI memory market.<\/p>\n<p>The awards reflect the company&#8217;s proactive delivery of groundbreaking HBM solutions and its steadfast commitment to customer-centric performance in surging global AI demand. SK Chairman <span class=\"xn-person\">Chey Tae<\/span>-won has consistently emphasized that securing technological competitiveness must remain unwavering, especially during challenging times. This long-term focus on technology investment and global cooperation network has contributed to the company&#8217;s improved performance and reinforced financial health.<\/p>\n<p>Driven by this strategy, SK hynix has recorded historic performance throughout 2025. For the first three quarters, the company reported revenue of <span class=\"xn-money\">64 trillion won<\/span> and operating profit of <span class=\"xn-money\">28 trillion won<\/span> in total, positioning it well to surpass its previous full-year earnings record set in 2024 (<span class=\"xn-money\">66 trillion won<\/span> in revenue and <span class=\"xn-money\">23 trillion won<\/span> in operating profit).<\/p>\n<p>Financial health has also significantly strengthened. As of the end of the third quarter, cash and cash equivalents reached <span class=\"xn-money\">27.9 trillion won<\/span>, up <span class=\"xn-money\">10.9 trillion won<\/span> quarter-over-quarter, while interest bearing debt decreased to 24.1 trillion won\u2014 successfully transitioning into a net cash position of approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">4 trillion won<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>To secure long-term leadership in AI memory, SK hynix is accelerating major investments. The Cheongju M15X fab, which opened its cleanroom earlier than planned in October, is on track to begin HBM mass production in the first half of next year. Construction of the first fab in the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, launched in February, is also progressing ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>With its recent financial achievements and continued expansion, SK hynix is expected to further solidify its AI memory leadership going forward.<\/p>\n<p>SK hynix was represented at the ceremony by <span class=\"xn-person\">Justin Kim<\/span>, President &amp; Head of AI Infra at SK hynix, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Sungsoo Ryu<\/span>, President of SK hynix America. &#8220;It is a great honor to receive this award.&#8221; Kim said, &#8220;We will continue to lead the market and create new value for customers as a Full-Stack AI Memory Creator, driving growth across the global AI ecosystem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>About SK hynix Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world&#8217;s top tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (&#8220;DRAM&#8221;) and flash memory chips (&#8220;NAND\u00a0flash&#8221;)\u00a0for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company&#8217;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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skhynix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.skhynix.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">news.skhynix.co<\/a>m.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40661\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}