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SK hynix announced a ~$713 billion (KRW 1,100 trillion) mid- to long-term plan to expand semiconductor manufacturing capacity in South Korea.
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eetimes.com — SK hynix Plans $713B Domestic Investment
"South Korean memory chipmaker SK hynix has announced a mid- to long-term investment plan worth 1,100 trillion South Korean won (~$713 billion) to expand its manufacturing capacity in South Korea."
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Extracted by pipeline v0.5 (claude-opus-4-8) from eetimes.com · approved by christopher@vucanews.com JUL 4.
Extracted JUL 4; approved JUL 4 at 0.72.
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