WASHINGTON, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Students from Santa Monica, California, will connect with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions aboard the International Space Station.

Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 12:10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 29, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel. 

Media interested in covering the event must RSVP by 5 p.m., Friday, April 25, to Esmi Careaga at: ecareaga@smmusd.org or 805-651-3204 x71582.

The event is hosted by Santa Monica High School, Kim’s alma mater, and includes students from Roosevelt Elementary School and Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica. The schools hope to inspire students to follow their dreams and explore their passions through curiosity, service, and interest in learning.

For more than 24 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through SCaN‘s (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network.

Important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the space station benefit people on Earth and lays the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars, inspiring Artemis Generation explorers and ensuring the United States continues to lead in space exploration and discovery.

See videos highlighting space station research at:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

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Revenues at 17.6391 trillion won, operating profit at 7.4405 trillion won, net profit at 8.1082 trillion wonBoth revenues, operating profit achieve 2nd highest quarterly records and operating margin improves for 8th consecutive quartersCompany will strive to continue profit-centered growth based on AI memory leadership

SEOUL, South Korea, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SK hynix Inc. (or “the company”, www.skhynix.com) announced today that it recorded 17.6391 trillion won in revenues, 7.4405 trillion won in operating profit (with an operating margin of 42%), and 8.1082 trillion won in net profit (with a net margin of 46%) in the first quarter this year.

Both revenues and operating profit are the 2nd highest records following last quarter when the company achieved its best quarterly results. Operating margin improved by 1%p compared to the previous quarter to 42%, resulting in 8th consecutive quarterly growth. 

SK hynix explained that memory market ramped up faster than expected due to competition to develop AI systems and inventory accumulation demand. The company responded to the demand with an expansion in sales of high value-added products such as 12-layer HBM3E and DDR5.

The company believes the strong financial results despite a low seasonality reflect its outstanding competitiveness compared to the past. The company plans to focus on enhancing the business fundamentals to achieve distinguished financial outcome, even in times of market correction. 

Based on the financial result, cash and cash equivalents increased by 0.2 trillion won to 14.3 trillion won at the end of the first quarter, compared to the end of 2024, leading to an improvement in the debt and net debt ratio to 29% and 11%, respectively. 

SK hynix will continue to strengthen collaboration with supply chain partners to meet customer needs despite demand fluctuation amid global uncertainties.

Due to the characteristics of the HBM market that supply volume is mutually agreed a year in advance, the company maintains its earlier projection that HBM demand will approximately double compared to the last year. As a result, sales of 12-layer HBM3E are expected to favorably increase to account for over 50% of total HBM3E revenues in the second quarter.

In addition, the company started to supply LPCAMM2[1], high performance memory module for AI PC, to customers in the first quarter and plans to supply SOCAMM[2], a low-power DRAM module for AI servers, when demand ramps up. 

For NAND, the company plans to actively respond to demand for high-capacity eSSD, while maintaining profitability-first operation with cautious approach for investment. 

“In compliance with the ‘Capex Discipline’, SK hynix will focus on products with demand feasibility and profitability to enhance investment efficiency,” said Kim Woohyun, Chief Financial Officer. “As an AI memory leader, we will strengthen collaboration with partners and carry out technological innovation in efforts to continue profit growth with industry-leading competitiveness.”

1Q25 Financial Results (K-IFRS)

* Financial information of the earnings is based on K-IFRS
* Please note that the financial results discussed herein are preliminary and speak only as of April 24, 2025. Readers should not assume that this information remains operative at a later time.

About SK hynix Inc.

SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (“DRAM”) and flash memory chips (“NAND flash”) for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company’s shares are traded on the Korea Exchange, and the Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at www.skhynix.com, news.skhynix.com.

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Technical Leader
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E-Mail: global_newsroom@skhynix.com 

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YORBA LINDA, Calif., April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Labroots, the leading scientific social networking website offering preeminent, interactive virtual and hybrid events and webinars, is thrilled to announce the three remaining virtual events for our Spring 2025 period, which include the latest events in Immuno-Oncology and Precision Medicine Virtual Event Series.

These fascinating virtual events will feature live keynote and on-demand educational presentations from a myriad of experts with decades of experience in all three fields, along with live Q&A opportunities. Labroots events now feature multiple ways to network, including dedicated speed networking, exhibit hall, and poster networking hours, emphasizing our mission to connect and engage the global scientific community.

The two upcoming virtual events and their tracks include:

4th Annual Event in the Immuno-Oncology Virtual Event Series on April 30, 2025Emerging Advances in Immuno-OncologyImmunotherapiesTranslating Cancer Immunotherapies to the Clinic13th Annual Event in the Precision Medicine Virtual Event Series on May 14, 2025Advancing Precision Medicine: Technologies & InnovationsTransformative Methodologies in Genomics & Molecular DiagnosticsClinical Applications & Case Studies in Precision MedicineHealth Equity & Representation in GenomicsRare Diseases & Precision Therapeutics

Labroots is excited to offer Speed Networking in our virtual event series. Here attendees can engage and connect in brief, timed discussions lasting between 4-5 minutes. We encourage attendees to use speed networking to introduce themselves and briefly discuss what they hope to achieve at the virtual event and how they envision it assisting with their career goals. We also offer a dedicated poster discussion hour where attendees can present their research to a global audience.

About Labroots

Labroots is the leading scientific social networking website, primary source for scientific trending news, premier educational virtual events and webinars, and more. Founded in 2008, Labroots emphasizes digital innovation in scientific collaboration and learning. Offering articles and webcasts that go beyond the mundane and explore the latest discoveries in the world of science, Labroots users can stay atop their field by gaining continuing education credits from a wide range of topics through their participation in webinars and virtual events. Labroots offers more than ever with Chati, a flexible, highly scalable virtual event platform that promotes unique, effective, and memorable virtual and hybrid events.

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