[SK Hynix Added Over 2,000 Employees Last Year, Total Workforce Reaches 34,549] Odaily Planet Daily News – Industry insiders revealed on Sunday that driven by the global AI boom and increased demand for memory chips, SK Hynix added over 2,000 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 compared to the previous year. During the same period, the workforce of Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions division, responsible for its chip business, stood at 78,064, down from 78,699 the previous year. As of the end of last year, the total number of chip-related employees at the two tech giants amounted to 112,613, an increase of 1,554 year-on-year.