SK Hynix

Morgan Stanley estimates the deleveraging process is more than half over

Classified information on CMOS image sensors was leaked to the Chinese firm in 2022

A potential stake sale may value the facility at about US$3 billion

At present, both Samsung and SK Hynix target shareholder returns equivalent to half of free cash flow

Recollections of brutal boom-and-bust cycles are weighing heavily on memory makers’ shares

MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge slips 0.4%, with a regional semiconductor benchmark down 1.6%

Firm plans to raise capital spending in 2026 to expand chip production capacity

The benchmark Kospi closed down 732.09 points, or 10.84%, at 6,023.66

The chipmaker, which reported a six-fold jump in profit, failed to stem the panic as the results lagged lofty expectations