SK Hynix cancels Solidigm's IPO and confirms plans to build a US plant to develop its enterprise SSDs.
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User Safety: safe SK hynix said on Friday that it had ended plans for an initial public offering of Solidigm, its US-based enterprise data storage subsidiary, blaming unfavorable stock market conditions and the broad decline in semiconductor share prices. The decision moves away from the financing path that could have raised billions from external investors without adding debt to SK hynix's balance sheet. An IPO would have also established an independent valuation for Solidigm, which the parent company believes is not properly reflected in its own market capitalization. The funds could have financed dividends, share buybacks, and capital reductions alongside expansion. Instead, SK hynix stated that increased market volatility would prevent Solidigm from achieving a valuation that correctly reflects its growth prospects. The company has ceased its review of both pre-IPO financing and a full IPO, although it continues to evaluate other alternative financing mechanisms. Solidigm specializes in high-capacity enterprise data storage hard drives built on floating-gate QLC 3D NAND memory. As AI infrastructure deployments accelerate, the demand for dense storage has increased suddenly, and Solidigm's existing manufacturing capacity is barely sufficient for projected needs. The subsidiary controls 21.1% of the enterprise data SSD market along with SK hynix, a position that commands a...
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The new plant would also strengthen the company's US manufacturing footprint amid trends toward reshoring to America and policy incentives for domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
