Inside SK Hynix's $720B Yongin Cluster, which it calls the world's largest network of memory factories and is set to go into production in February 2027 (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)

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SK Hynix is building a $720B memory factory cluster to expand AI chip supply starting in 2027.

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<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/inside-sk-hynixs-720-billion-bet-to-build-enough-memory-for-ai.html"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260813/i28.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260813/p28#a260813p28" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Katie Tarasov / <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/">CNBC</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/inside-sk-hynixs-720-billion-bet-to-build-enough-memory-for-ai.html">Inside SK Hynix's $720B Yongin Cluster, which it calls the world's largest network of memory factories and is set to go into production in February 2027</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; In South Korea, where a mountainous landscape makes building huge projects an incredible undertaking, the world's leading maker &hellip; </p>