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SK Hynix plans $720 billion AI-driven memory factory expansion

The company is investing at scale to add capacity aimed at meeting rising AI demand for high bandwidth memory.

SK Hynix is expanding its memory manufacturing footprint in South Korea to meet growing demand tied to artificial intelligence, according to an exclusive look from CNBC Markets.

The company’s buildout centers on memory factories designed to support the higher throughput needs of AI workloads, with CNBC Markets citing total planned spending of $720 billion.

CNBC Markets frames the effort as an industrial expansion that reflects how AI has shifted demand toward faster, higher bandwidth memory.

The report highlights SK Hynix as a leading supplier in the memory segment and positions the investment as capacity added to keep pace with the AI buildout.

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