SK Hynix board approves $38 billion investments for South Korea's Yongin, Cheongju chip plants

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1. Fri, 7 August 2026

   2 reports
   • Channel News Asia08:16first to report
     SK Hynix board approves $38 billion investments for South Korea's Yongin, Cheongju chip plants
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)13:53
     South Korean chipmaker to invest $38.1B in new memory chip plants amid AI demand boom

     SK hynix plans new DRAM facility in Yongin, NAND plant in Cheongju

2. Mon, 10 August 2026

   1 report
   • tportal (Croatia)09:06
     Južnokorejski proizvođač čipova ulaže milijarde u nove tvornice

     SK Hynix objavio je da će uložiti oko 54 bilijuna wona (38,1 milijardu dolara) u dvije nove tvornice čipova u matičnoj Južnoj Koreji, računajući na val potražnje za memorijskim čipovima koji je pokrenuo razvoj umjetne inteligencije

3. Wed, 12 August 2026

   1 report
   • South China Morning Post02:00edited after publishing
     Why does SK Hynix want to sell its chip facility in southwest China?

     South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix’s potential deal to offload a packaging plant in southwest China is part of a strategic pivot towards higher-margin artificial intelligence memory products, according to analysts. But they cautioned a sale might not be straightforward, as the memory chip giant would need to navigate valuation hurdles and a volatile chip cycle. SK Hynix said on Monday it was “looking into various solutions to enhance the competitiveness of its packaging business”, after reports...

4. Thu, 13 August 2026

   1 report
   • Channel News Asia11:33
     SK Hynix's Korean workers launch unified union amid stalled wage talks
5. Sat, 15 August 2026

   1 report
   • Le Figaro (France)03:27
     «Divorce du siècle» en Corée du Sud : le patron de SK fait appel de sa condamnation à verser 566 millions d’euros

     Cette bataille judiciaire entre le patron sud-coréen et son ex-épouse intéresse d’autant plus que SK Hynix a vu ses bénéfices exploser ces derniers mois à la faveur du boom de l’intelligence artificielle.

6. Wed, 19 August 2026

   2 reports
   • Channel News Asia00:50
     SK Hynix union finalising preliminary wage deal, source says
   • Channel News Asia07:13
     South Korea's SK hynix unveils record US$28.9 billion share buyback
7. Thu, 20 August 2026

   1 report
   • thehindubusinessline.com06:14
     Samsung Electronics to announce more than $72 billion shareholder return programme

     Local rival SK Hynix on Wednesday unveiled a 40 trillion won share buyback and cancellation plan, the largest shareholder return programme announced by a publicly listed South Korean company

8. Mon, 24 August 2026

   1 report
   • freerepublic.com22:00
     Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix accused of spiking memory chip prices by 700%
9. Tue, 25 August 2026

   2 reports
   • hani.co.kr04:15
     Why SK Hynix is turning to Japan for its next memory hub

     The planned Miyagi memory fab could give the Korean chipmaker a foothold in Japan, leveraging the country’s robust semiconductor supply chain

   • hani.co.kr04:15
     Why SK Hynix is turning to Japan for its next memory hub

     The planned Miyagi memory fab could give the Korean chipmaker a foothold in Japan, leveraging the country’s robust semiconductor supply chain

10. Wed, 26 August 2026

    1 report
    • nikkei.com19:02
      Kioxia to invest $6.3bn in new memory production facility in Japan

      Japanese company follows Korean rivals Samsung, SK Hynix in boosting output

11. Thu, 27 August 2026

    1 report
    • Channel News Asia14:01
      SK Hynix holds groundbreaking ceremony for $4 billion Indiana AI chip packaging facility

      URL changednow www.channelnewsasia.com/business/sk-hynix-start-ai-chip-output-in-indiana-in-2029-sees-memory-shortage-through-2030-6345596

12. Fri, 28 August 2026

    1 report
    • Japan Times05:40edited after publishing
      SK Hynix weighs closer ties with Japan’s memory industry

      The South Korean chipmaker doesn't have "any fixed plans" for its significant indirect stake in Kioxia Holdings, CEO Kwak Noh-jung says.

13. Mon, 31 August 2026

    1 report
    • Japan Times02:42edited after publishing
      SK Hynix weighs Japan memory fab partnership to supply AI boom

      The South Korean supplier of dynamic and flash memory is reviewing various locations for a jointly operated plant.

14. Wed, 2 September 2026

    1 report
    • upi.com11:28
      Korea Zinc expands semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid capacity by 14%

      Korea Zinc said Wednesday that its production capacity for semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid has increased by more than 14% as the country's two leading chipmakers boost production to meet rising demand.

15. Thu, 3 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Channel News Asia01:28
      South Korea utility proposes Samsung pays $15 billion in advance for power, paper says
    • Channel News Asia22:38
      South Korea says US companies to invest $2 billion in chip, energy sectors
16. Fri, 4 September 2026

    1 report
    • Channel News Asia05:45
      South Korea says chip investments under discussion with US amid tariff concerns
17. Mon, 7 September 2026

    1 report
    • Channel News Asia03:42
      South Korea, US agree on more than $20 billion gas plant investment in Texas, media reports
18. Thu, 10 September 2026

    3 reports
    • Japan Times01:31
      Kioxia dismisses SK Hynix tie-up and vows to ease chip price rises

      Memory chipmakers are embarking on costly production capacity increases to meet soaring orders from AI service providers.

    • techtimes.com13:11
      OpenAI Adds Samsung Foundry to Its Silicon Program, Closing TSMC-Only Risk

      OpenAI Samsung chip partnership takes a major step as OpenAI Korea GM Harrison Kim confirms joint production and research with Samsung Foundry for next-generation AI accelerators. The relationship runs through Broadcom’s $200 billion manufacturing MOU, giving OpenAI a second foundry option beyond

    • digitimes.com21:56
      Samsung, SK Hynix eye 2028 High-NA DRAM rollout

      SK Hynix is targeting 2028 to apply High-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography to DRAM mass production and is considering joining an industry initiative to develop 12-inch photomasks, according to South Korea's . The company has separately confirmed both plans.

19. Wed, 16 September 2026

    3 reports
    • Channel News Asia00:39
      South Korea's SK Hynix union approves tentative wage deal with management, source says
    • news.az07:18
      SK Hynix weighs first US memory chip plant in Intel deal

      Under one potential scenario, SK Hynix would lease part of Intel's long-planned chipmaking facility in Ohio, the sources said, Reuters reported. Anot...

    • Channel News Asia12:30
      SK Hynix in talks with Intel about deal to make memory chips in the US for the first time, sources say

      Details about how a SK Hynix-Intel deal might be structured are being reported for the first time.

20. Thu, 17 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Channel News Asia06:22
      Japan, US discussing chip factory construction as part of $550 billion investment talks, Nikkei reports
    • eteknix.com10:08
      SK Hynix and Intel Are Considering Making DRAM Chips in the United States

      Intel and South Korean memory giant SK Hynix are considering a strategic alliance that could bring DRAM chip production to US soil for the first time. Although neither company has made an official…

21. Fri, 18 September 2026

    2 reports
    • koreatimes.co.kr02:34
      Hyosung Heavy Industries forms US joint venture to make high-voltage circuit breakers

      Hyosung Heavy Industries is expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint through a new joint venture to produce high-voltage circuit breakers in Penn...

    • Channel News Asia06:01
      SK Hynix's Solidigm unit is weighing NAND memory chip factory in US, sources say
22. Tue, 22 September 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post06:49
      Who needs a degree? South Korea’s chip boom rewires university-obsessed culture

      Inside a brightly lit cleanroom at Chungbuk Semiconductor High School in South Korea, a group of teenagers in head-to-toe protective suits carefully handled silicon wafers, learning the same production processes used in commercial chip plants. About half of the school’s graduates head straight to large companies such as Samsung Electronics or SK Hynix without ever setting foot in a university classroom. The scene illustrates how South Korea’s semiconductor boom is beginning to challenge the...

    • eteknix.com19:43
      Samsung Plans to Increase HBM4 Production by 2.5 Times in 2027

      The artificial intelligence boom continues to put pressure on the hardware supply chain at unexpected levels. With data centers demanding huge computing power, high-bandwidth y (HBM) has become one of…

23. Mon, 28 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Channel News Asia05:53
      Singapore semiconductor industry commits over S$500m to R&D as global chip race intensifies

      This exceeds the more than S$400 million spent on such efforts between 2020 and 2025, according to the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).

    • Channel News Asia08:50
      Semiconductor firm VSMC opens S$8.5 billion plant in Singapore, expected to create 1,600 jobs

      The site in Tampines is set to produce 44,000 wafers per month when it reaches full capacity by 2029.

24. Tue, 29 September 2026

    1 report
    • Channel News Asia01:07
      Samsung Electronics says HBM to account for nearly 30% of industry DRAM capacity next year
25. Thu, 1 October 2026

    3 reports
    • Channel News Asia00:25
      South Korea says ordered to pay Elliott $48.49 million over Samsung merger case
    • freemalaysiatoday.com01:56
      Demand for AI chips fuels 83.5% surge in South Korean exports

      Data showed overseas shipments reached a record US$120.94 billion in September, nearly double the US$65.95 billion recorded a year earlier.

    • koreaherald.com02:09
      LG to build US chiller plant as AI cooling demand grows

      LG Electronics said Thursday it will invest 150 billion won ($110 million) to build a chiller plant in Virginia and expand production in Korea, as demand for co

26. Tue, 6 October 2026

    2 reports
    • aol.com23:02
      Samsung's Q3 profit seen jumping nine-fold, but chip margins may be flat

      By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics is expected to report a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter operating profit, driven by robust AI demand, though analysts have cut

    • Channel News Asia23:02
      Samsung's Q3 profit seen jumping nine-fold, but chip margins may be flat
27. Wed, 7 October 2026

    8 reports
    • news.az06:10
      AI demand drives Samsung toward another record profit quarter

      The world’s largest memory-chip maker is forecast to post an operating profit of 106.1 trillion won ($79.1 billion) for the July-September quart...

    • Channel News Asia07:44
      AMD CEO says continues to explore foundry partnership with Samsung Electronics
    • thearabianpost.com10:05
      AMD’s Su engages Samsung chief over memory supplies

      Advanced Micro Devices chief executive Lisa Su met Samsung Electronics semiconductor leadership in Seoul on Wednesday as the US chip designer sought closer

    • Google News - Top Stories22:48
      Samsung flags $80 billion profit on AI boom, highest quarterly for any tech company

      Samsung flags $80 billion profit on AI boom, highest quarterly for any tech company Reuters Samsung forecasts record third-quarter profit of $80 billion as AI boom fuels chip demand CNBC Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for Third Quarter 2026 Samsung Global Newsroom AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn BBC Samsung Reaches New Profit Record With Memory Chip Windfall Bloomberg.com

    • Channel News Asia22:53
      Samsung flags US$80 billion profit on AI boom, highest quarterly for any tech company

      Samsung Electronics has estimated a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter earnings as booming demand for AI chips drove strong memory sales.

    • Channel News Asia22:53
      Samsung Q3 profit jumps nearly nine-fold as AI memory boom lifts chip earnings
    • koreatimes.co.kr22:55
      Samsung Electronics 1st Korean firm to top $80 bil. in quarterly operating profit

      Samsung Electronics on Thursday estimated 107.4 trillion won ($80.28 billion) in operating profit for the third quarter, becoming the first Korean...

    • Google News - Top Stories23:30
      Samsung profit surges ninefold to $80bn on AI chip demand

      Samsung profit surges ninefold to $80bn on AI chip demand Financial Times Samsung forecasts record third-quarter profit of $80 billion as AI boom fuels chip demand CNBC Samsung, TSMC Fail to Excite Investors Used to Torrid AI Growth Bloomberg.com Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for Third Quarter 2026 Samsung Global Newsroom MU, TSM Stocks Dip Overnight As Samsung Forecasts Record $80B Operating Profit In Q3 Yahoo Finance

28. Thu, 8 October 2026

    5 reports
    • theasian.asia01:12
      AJA Newsbites – October 8, 2026

      AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee

    • Google News - Top Stories01:31
      AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn

      AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn BBC Samsung forecasts record third-quarter profit of $80 billion as AI boom fuels chip demand CNBC Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for Third Quarter 2026 Samsung Global Newsroom Samsung's Q3 Profit Guidance Tops Analyst Estimates As AI Demand Outstrips Memory Supply Yahoo Finance Samsung Reaches New Profit Record With Memory Chip Windfall Bloomberg.com

    • Tagesschau (Germany)12:02
      Marktbericht: Samsung setzt mit Rekordgewinn neue Maßstäbe

      Fast 72 Milliarden Euro in einem Quartal - noch nie hat ein Tech-Unternehmen so viel verdient wie jetzt Samsung. Für den südkoreanischen Konzern war es der vierte Rekordgewinn in Folge, angetrieben vom Chip-Geschäft

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)12:08
      Samsung forecasts record $80B quarterly profit as AI boom boosts memory demand

      Third-quarter operating profit projected to jump 782.5% to $80.2 billion, with revenue rising 126.6%

    • blocksandfiles.com14:04
      Micron and Netlist settle memory patent dispute

      Micron and Netlist have settled their patent litigation with Micron signing a 5-year license for Net ...

29. Fri, 9 October 2026

    2 reports
    • Channel News Asia06:00
      SK Chairman Chey says chip demand to keep growing fast
    • Channel News Asia06:00
      SK's Chey vows to build Gwangju chip plants as fast as possible, no start date set
30. Sat, 10 October 2026

    2 reports
    • bne IntelliNews23:16
      South Korea battery ETFs surge on AI data centre demand

      Credit: Marcus Reubenstein - Unsplash Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to secondary battery makers took eight of the 10 top spots on the South Korean stock market in October.

    • bne IntelliNews23:45
      South Korea's Samsung expects record profit as AI chip demand surges

      Credit: T - Unsplash Cropped Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930) expects third-quarter operating profit to have jumped 782.5% year on year to KRW107.4 trillion, as artificial intelligence drives a worldwide memory chip shortage and pushes up prices.

31. Tue, 13 October 2026

    1 report
    • Channel News Asia01:03
      Japan's Omron to buy US industrial PC firm Onlogic for $675 million in physical AI push
32. Wed, 14 October 2026

    1 report
    • Channel News Asia12:30
      Japan to invest up to $21 billion in two US chip factories to be run by GlobalFoundries
33. Sun, 18 October 2026

    1 report
    • Channel News Asia12:08
      Samsung to use TSMC technology for Nvidia's next-generation memory chips, Seoul newspaper reports
34. Wed, 21 October 2026

    1 report
    • Index.hr (Croatia)12:34
      Južnokorejski div Samsung želi u Kini proizvoditi naprednije čipove

      JUŽNOKOREJSKI divovi Samsung Electronics i SK Hynix moderniziraju pogone u Kini kako bi osigurali uvjete za proizvodnju naprednijih memorijskih čipova i učvrstili poziciju na tržištu u uvjetima snažne potražnje iz sektora umjetne inteligencije, rekla su za Reuters četiri izvora.