SK Hynix announced a 54 trillion won ($38.1B) investment to build two new memory fabs — Yongin Y2 for DRAM/HBM and...
SK Hynix announced a 54 trillion won ($38.1B) investment to build two new memory fabs — Yongin Y2 for DRAM/HBM and Cheongju M17 for NAND — with first cleanrooms opening in June 2029 and December 2028 respectively (CNBC).
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SK Hynix announced a 54 trillion won ($38.1B) investment to build two new memory fabs — Yongin Y2 for DRAM/HBM and Cheongju M17 for NAND — with first cleanrooms opening in June 2029 and December 2028 respectively (CNBC). This is the next tranche of its 600 trillion won Yongin cluster master plan, aimed at meeting AI-driven demand for HBM and next-gen DRAM. The investment signals confidence that memory supply will remain tight through 2028, with Counterpoint's Neil Shah noting that "multi-vendor expansions ... will expand global supply significantly through 2028" yet "memory prices are unlikely to soften before the end of 2028" (CNBC). Meanwhile, DigiTimes frames the move as a direct response to "AI memory demand builds."
In parallel, SK Hynix is reportedly evaluating Chinese AMEC etch tools for its China fabs as a hedge against tighter US export controls (Technode/Reuters), and is mulling options for its $3 billion Chongqing plant (Bloomberg). These moves indicate a strategy to protect China operations while doubling down on advanced AI memory capacity in Korea. The capex announcement comes despite a sharp market correction — SK Hynix shares fell ~35% in a month as the "AI trade bubble" burst (Livemint) — but the investment is a long-duration bet on AI infrastructure demand that extends well beyond the current volatility.
What the sources said:
- "SK Hynix said on Friday it will invest 54 trillion Korean won ($38.1 billion) to build two new memory chip manufacturing plants, as demand for the components, which are key to AI, continues to grow" (CNBC).
- "This has prompted SK Hynix to inject fresh capex to expand its footprint. In the near term, this won't alter SK Hynix's output but is built for 2029 and beyond" — Neil Shah, Counterpoint Research (CNBC).
- "The evaluations do not establish that AMEC's tools have passed production qualification, and there is no confirmed order from either company" (Reuters via Technode).
- "SK Hynix commits US$39 billion to new Yongin and Cheongju fabs as AI memory demand builds" (DigiTimes).
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- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-07/sk-hynix-is-said-to-mull-options-for-3-billion-chongqing-assets
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