Market Chatter: SK Hynix to Raise Wafer Capacity by Three Times by 2034: SK Group Chairman

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SK Hynix (KRX:000660) plans to raise its wafer capacity by three times by 2034 to keep up with the increasing demand for memory chips needed for AI computing, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won told Nikkei Asia in an interview on Wednesday.

The chipmaker is currently building four semiconductor fabrication plants in South Korea's Yongin, with the first facility expected to be completed in early 2027. Chey said the company accelerated the project timeline by a decade, bringing forth a plan that was initially expected to run till 2045, the report said.

Shares of SK Hynix fell over 2% in recent trade on Thursday.

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