SK Hynix warns chip downturn to worsen in H1, posts record quarterly loss


FILE PHOTO Memory chips by South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25 2022. REUTERSFlorence LoIllustration

FILE PHOTO: Memory chips by South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc said the industry downturn will worsen in the first half of 2023, as it posted a record quarterly operating loss on Wednesday.

The world's No.2 memory chipmaker, however, said it expects market conditions to gradually improve later in the year as chipmakers reduce supply in response to a deepening downturn in global tech demand and clients buy chips again at low prices.

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