Svmuu News: Industry sources revealed on Sunday that, driven by the global AI boom and increased demand for memory chips, SK Hynix hired more than 2,000 new employees last year. Data shows that as of the end of 2025, SK Hynix’s total workforce reached 34,549, an increase of 2,159 from the previous year. During the same period, the number of employees at Samsung Electronics’ Device Solutions Division, which oversees the chip business, stood at 78,064, down from 78,699 the previous year. As of the end of last year, the two tech giants had a combined total of 112,613 employees working in the chip sector, an increase of 1,554 from the previous year.