South Korean Tech Giants to Build a $518 Billion Chipmaking Hub to Serve Soaring AI Demand
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South Korean tech giants to build a $518 billion chipmaking hub to serve soaring AI demand
SEOUL — South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said on Monday they will invest a combined 800 trillion won ($518 billion) in building a new computer chipmaking hub in the country’s southwest region, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence (AI)-driven demand.
South Korea has launched various megaprojects to expand chip production and developments in artificial intelligence, with a price tag of 880 billion dollars. For example, a new center for the production of chips and AI technology is being built in the south of the country.
South Korea has announced one of the largest industrial plans in its history to strengthen its dominant position in the memory manufacturing business. It has been the country’s own president, Lee Jae Myung, who presented a public-private program valued at about $520 billion to change, along with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The goal of this investment is clear: to expand the capacity of memory chip production and shield South Korea’s leadin…
South Korea is launching a historic investment program. Government and leading technology companies want to jointly invest around a trillion dollars in the expansion of semiconductor production, new AI data centers and humanoid robots. (Read more)
Samsung and SK Hynix Plan $518 Billion Memory Chip Expansion in South Korea
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest about 800 trillion won, or $518 billion, to build four memory chip fabrication plants in southwestern South Korea. The projects form part of a national investment program covering semiconductors, AI data centers and physical AI. Each company will build two fabs in the region, which has received less semiconductor investment than the established production areas around Yongin and Pyeongtaek. South K…
South Korea Invests Big in Chip Production and Humanoid Robots
South Korea, in partnership with major tech companies, is committing $1 trillion to boost memory chip production, build AI data centers, and accelerate humanoid robot deployment by 2028. Samsung and SK Hynix will invest $585 billion in new chip fabrication plants, aiming to double DRAM production within five years. Hyundai Motor Company plans to invest $5.8 billion in robot manufacturing and an AI data center, with a goal of producing 30,000 Atl…
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