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Samsung and SK Hynix plan massive sites as part of South Korean national project

Samsung Electronics and ‌SK Hynix ‌plan to each build ​two new massive chip fabrication sites in South Korea's southwest ‌region ⁠as part of a national project ⁠to build chip production "ecosystem" valued at 800 trillion won.

Samsung and SK Hynix plan massive sites as part of South Korean national project
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SEOUL, June 29 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and ‌SK Hynix ‌plan to each build ​two new massive chip fabrication sites in South Korea's southwest ‌region ⁠as part of a national project ⁠to build chip production "ecosystem" valued ​at 800 ​trillion ​won ($517.87 billion), ‌the government said on Monday.

The plan was unveiled at the announcement of three ‌new "mega-projects" by ​the country ​and ​the global ‌chip giants to ​spur ​growth and dominate the AI sector.

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  1. Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix to invest in two new fabrication sites in South Korea, government says, June 29, 2026: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/samsung-electronics-sk-hynix-invest-two-new-fabrication-sites-south-korea-2026-06-29/