Microsoft Deepens SK hynix Partnership to Reduce Reliance on NVIDIA

Microsoft deepens partnership with SK hynix to reduce reliance on NVIDIA. SK hynix is sole supplier of Maia 200 AI accelerator with 216GB memory and 7 TB/s bandwidth.

By Marek Novák

Published May 13, 2026 11:31 AM

Microsoft Deepens SK hynix Partnership to Reduce Reliance on NVIDIA

Microsoft is deepening its partnership with SK hynix to reduce its reliance on NVIDIA. SK hynix is now the sole supplier of Microsoft's Maia 200 AI accelerator.

SK hynix supplies HBM for Maia 200

The Maia 200 accelerator chip features six 12-layer 36GB memory stacks, providing 216GB of total capacity and 7 TB/s of bandwidth. It offers 30% better performance per dollar than Microsoft's previous-generation hardware, according to the Korea Herald.

Microsoft Maia 200 AI accelerator with six 36GB memory stacks — The Maia 200 features 216GB total capacity and 7 TB/s bandwidth.

Microsoft has deployed the Maia 200 at its data center in Des Moines, Iowa, with availability expected in 2025.

The partnership was highlighted when SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung met Bill Gates and Satya Nadella at the Microsoft CEO Summit 2026. The move signals Microsoft's strategy to diversify its AI hardware supply chain beyond NVIDIA.