Hynix Enters US Market With Ultra-Fast SSD Drive
Today, Hynix put out a press release on their Gold S31 solid-state drive (SSD). The SATA III, first generation, is the first of their SuperCore series of products.
With a 560MB/s read speed, this device becomes an ideal SSD for high-demand users such as gamers. What’s also somewhat unique about the new Gold S31 drives is that they are entirely built in-house.
“All key components in Gold S31, from NAND flash and built-in controller to DRAM and firmware, were designed and produced by SK Hynix. The in-house components are built for robust performance and reliability,” SK Hynix says.
What’s more interesting, at least for us right now, is the history of SK Hynix we uncovered while researching the company.
I always wondered what happened to Maxtor, an optical media giant in the early 2000s. It turns out SK Hynix acquired them. Today, SK Hynix is the third-largest conglomerate in South Korea.
Hynix is the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker (after Samsung) and the world’s third-largest semiconductor company. Founded as Hyundai Electronic Industrial Co., Ltd. in 1983, the company has continued to grow steadily ever since.
Hynix memory is well known for quality and is used in products made by Apple, Asus, Google, Dell, Nexcopy, and Hewlett-Packard.
The company also merged with LG Semiconductors in 1999.
These guys reported an operating income of $18 billion for 2018, so this is a company with serious capital and a willingness to spend it to stay competitive. We say good luck with your SSD product in the United States.