so i just heard that sk hynix is planning to drop a whopping $60 billion on building new chip plants in south korea. like, that's a lot of money. apparently, they're going to use $52 billion of that to build a nand plant, and the remaining $13 billion will go towards a chip packaging plant that's supposed to be up and running by late 2027.



i'm no expert, but it seems like south korea is really trying to become a major player in the tech industry. just last week, their president announced plans to invest over half a trillion dollars into the ai chip industry, with sk hynix and samsung being two of the main companies involved. it's pretty cool to see countries investing so heavily in tech, but at the same time, it's a bit concerning that they're doing it during a time when the memory crisis is still ongoing.



from what i've gathered, nand memory is mainly used for storage, whereas traditional memory has a bunch of different uses. sk hynix is probably trying to diversify as much as possible, which makes sense given the current state of the memory crisis. it's not just them, either - other companies like biwin are making long-term deals for nand memory, which suggests that they think prices are going to stay high or even rise. that's not exactly what i want to hear, since it means that the memory crisis might be sticking around for a while longer.



it's also worth noting that companies like samsung, sk hynix, and micron are all saying that demand for memory is way higher than their available supply, and that they're trying to avoid oversupplying the market. that's why they're investing so much money in building new plants, evenRead more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com

What do you think about this?