SK hynix

SK hynix identified FemtoMetrix’s Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) technology as a potential solution to this challenge.

Its corporate venture capital (CVC) activities have evolved from “tech sensing,” which focuses on identifying emerging technologies and companies early, to “path finding,” which seeks ways to connect those technologies to products and businesses.

SK hynix’s mass-production and R&D teams evaluated the technology by applying it to DRAM and HBM processes.

SK hynix initially focused on technology that pools storage class memory (SCM)* resources across multiple servers, allowing them to be used as memory or storage as needed.

At the time, SK hynix saw potential to integrate the technology with a Compute Express Link (CXL)*-based memory pool solution under development.

SK hynix demonstrated the technology’s utility by applying it to pattern monitoring in the DRAM manufacturing processes and has confirmed plans to deploy multiple systems.

The company has also broadened its collaboration with portfolio companies to include joint equipment development, technology evaluation, and the development of new supply chains and customer opportunities.

investment can lead to tangible results only when it is backed by the technical judgment of our internal business units and sustained collaboration over time