Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29
Samsung, SK Group Plan 800 Trillion Won for 4 Chip Plants as Korea Targets 2x DRAM Capacity
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29

Samsung, SK Group Plan 800 Trillion Won for 4 Chip Plants as Korea Targets 2x DRAM Capacity

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29

Summary

  • 800 trillion won will go toward four new chip plants—two each by Samsung Group and SK Group—under a South Korean push to reinforce its AI and semiconductor base.
  • South Korea paired the factory plan with a goal to double national DRAM production capacity within five years, underscoring memory chips as the centerpiece of the strategy.
  • President Lee Jae Myung appeared with Samsung and SK Hynix leaders at Monday’s briefing, where the companies were expected to outline broader investment plans spanning chips, data centers and robotics.
  • The plant announcement follows earlier reports that Samsung and SK could unveil as much as 2,000 trillion won in fresh investment over 10 years, a scale that had already pressured both companies’ shares.

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