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SK hynix open to US investment, sees memory shortage through 2030

The Korea Herald - Business Trade press Published 28th August 2026 South Korea

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SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung said Thursday the company remained open to further US semiconductor investment, while forecasting a global memory chip shortage through the end of 2030. “We are always open (for more investment), but nothing has been decided,” Kwak told reporters Thursday after a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s advanced packaging plant in West Lafayette, Indiana. Kwak said SK hynix was looking globally for potential sites that could support its development and testing needs,

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The Korea Herald - Business · Business News
Published
28th August 2026
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koreaherald.com

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Supply Chain & Logistics
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South Korea
Organisations
None identified
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28th August 2026 · 09:04

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Significance 3 · Material
Confidence 3 · Moderate

Initial Significance Material (44.0/100). Strongest contributor: Likely Event Severity (18.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Entity Criticality (4.0/20 points). Initial Confidence Moderate (42.25/100, data sufficiency: Sufficient, Sufficient via independent_corroboration). Strongest contributor: Extraction Quality (14.25/15 points). Limiting factor: Source Authority (12.0/40 points).

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