To break the single dependency of the supply chain, SK Hynix is actively expanding its supplier range of hafnium-based high-K precursors in DRAM manufacturing. This precursor has long been protected by patents held by Japan's Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc., but these patents will expire later this year.

To break the single dependency of the supply chain, SK Hynix is actively expanding its supplier range of hafnium-based high-K precursors in DRAM manufacturing. This precursor has long been protected by patents held by Japan's Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc., but these patents will expire later this year.