Nohjung Kwak

SK hynix Inc. Nohjung Kwak

Chief Executive Officer & President, SK hynix Inc. (SKHY)

Why it matters

The CEO view

Career DRAM engineer who rose through memory development and took the CEO role in 2024; runs the company operationally and is the public face of the HBM push that made SK hynix the lead supplier to NVIDIA.
In their own words

Podcasts, interviews & articles

3 recorded appearances

2026

2025

[SK AI Summit 2025] SK hynix, New Vision & New Technology in AI Era
Keynote SK hynix (SK AI Summit 2025) · Nov 10, 2025 · 13 min

[SK AI Summit 2025] SK hynix, New Vision & New Technology in AI Era

Kwak recast SK hynix from AI memory supplier to 'full stack AI memory creator' that co-designs with customers, arguing the memory wall — memory speed failing to keep up with processors — is now the binding constraint on AI. He laid out an HBM roadmap running 16-layer HBM4 and HBM4E from 2026-2028 and HBM5/HBM5E from 2029-2031.

Watch or read →