SK hynix held its first Partners Day in Japan and shared a medium- to long-term roadmap, anticipating a sharp increase in AI memory demand, with approximately 20 local partner companies in the materials, components and equipment sectors. It indicated its intention to bring together the five-sector supply chain with its Japanese partner companies.
SK hynix held its first Partners Day in Japan, in Chiba Prefecture, and shared a policy of strengthening its cooperation framework with approximately 20 local business partners. The event marked the first time that an event of this kind, held annually in South Korea, had been held in Japan.
Shin-Etsu Chemical, SUMCO and other partner companies from the materials, components, equipment, back-end processing and testing sectors attended, bringing together representatives from all 5 sectors. SK hynix indicated that its CPO and the heads of its procurement and R&D divisions would advance information sharing with local management and operational staff.
The Japanese side expressed its intention to emphasize early roadmap sharing and management-level dialogue as a foundation for technology development and investment decisions in semiconductor manufacturing in the AI era. It plans to continue expanding contact between management and operational staff to improve the stability of the local supply chain in Japan.