为应对AI驱动的巨大需求,SK hynix计划在五年内将其晶圆产能翻倍,但仍预计供应紧张局面将持续至2030年。2026年第一季度,其在DRAM市场占比28.8%,在用于AI的HBM市场则以58%的份额领先。HBM因采用垂直堆叠封装以提供更高带宽,但受限于先进DRAM、封装和测试等物理因素,产能难以快速扩张。目前,SK hynix正与Nvidia、TSMC合作开发下一代HBM4基础芯片。
SK hynix just said AI memory demand is now so large that it will double wafer capacity within 5 years, yet still expects supply to stay tight until 2030.
A wafer is the round silicon starting plate that becomes thousands of memory chips, so doubling wafer capacity basically means SK hynix is trying to expand the physical base of its chip output, not just run current lines harder.
AI supply is increasingly constrained by the physical rhythm of memory manufacturing, where wafers, packaging, yields, and supply agreements move far slower than GPU roadmaps.
The pressure comes from HBM (High-bandwidth memor), the stacked memory used beside Nvidia GPUs.
HBM is hard to scale because it needs advanced DRAM, stacking, packaging, testing, and close work with GPU designers, which is why SK hynix is working with Nvidia and TSMC on HBM4 base dies.