SK hynix Invests $40 Billion in New AI Memory Fabs in Korea
SK hynix is accelerating its expansion of semiconductor manufacturing capacity to capture growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory, announcing a combined investment of about KRW 54 trillion ($40 billion) in new fabrication plants in Yongin and Cheongju.The company said on Aug. 7 that i
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