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title: "SK Hynix to invest about $13 billion in a new South Korea plant to meet AI memory demand"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283599045.md"
description: "SK Hynix plans to invest approximately $13 billion (19 trillion won) in a new manufacturing plant in South Korea to enhance advanced packaging capabilities. This investment aims to address the increasing global demand for AI memory, with construction expected to commence this month."
datetime: "2026-04-22T09:30:33.000Z"
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# SK Hynix to invest about $13 billion in a new South Korea plant to meet AI memory demand

SEOUL, April 22 : SK Hynix said on Wednesday it plans to invest 19 trillion won ($12.85 billion) in a new manufacturing plant in South Korea for advanced packaging, to meet rising global demand for AI memory, with construction set to begin this month. ($1 = 1,478.1000 won)

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