SK Group chairman to chair board of SK hynix's US AI arm

Published Nov 4, 2026 9:52 pm KST

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, chief of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks at the third Future Economic Forum in Seoul, Nov. 3. Yonhap

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will chair the board of HYAICO, the U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) investment arm of SK hynix, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The filing, made public Wednesday local time, identified the company as HYAICO, formerly known by its tentative name AI, which SK hynix announced in January with plans to invest up to $10 billion.

SK hynix earlier said the new arm would help "accelerate AI advancement in global markets" and "find new AI growth engines."

The new arm will be launched by restructuring SK hynix's existing U.S. arm, SK hynix NAND Product Solutions, also known as Solidigm. The chipmaker will instead set up a separate subsidiary called Solidigm to retain the brand name.

Other current and former SK Group executives, meanwhile, will join Chey on HYAICO's board, and SK hynix President Song Hyun-jong will serve as HYAICO's chief executive.

发布于2026年11月4日晚上9:52（韩国标准时间）

韩国商工会议所会长、SK集团会长崔泰元于11月3日在首尔举行的第三届未来经济论坛上发表讲话。（韩联社）

根据提交给美国证券交易委员会（SEC）的文件显示，SK集团董事长崔泰元将担任SK海力士在美国的人工智能（AI）投资部门HYAICO的董事会主席。

当地时间周三公开的文件显示，该公司名为 HYAICO，此前曾用名 AI，SK 海力士于 1 月份宣布计划投资高达 100 亿美元。

SK海力士此前表示，新成立的部门将有助于“加速人工智能在全球市场的进步”和“寻找新的人工智能增长引擎”。

新部门将通过重组SK海力士现有的美国部门SK海力士NAND产品解决方案公司（又名Solidigm）而成立。这家芯片制造商将设立一家名为Solidigm的独立子公司，以保留该品牌名称。

与此同时，SK集团的其他现任和前任高管将与崔志远一起加入HYAICO董事会，SK海力士总裁宋贤钟将担任HYAICO的首席执行官。