The South Korean government, Samsung, and SK hynix plan to invest ~$590B for a new chip complex, including four chipmaking plants and a chip packaging cluster (Song Jung-a/Financial Times)

Song Jung-a / Financial Times : The South Korean government, Samsung, and SK hynix plan to invest ~$590B for a new chip complex, including four chipmaking plants and a chip packaging cluster — Companies to invest alongside South Korean government in factories to meet surging demand for memory chips

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