SK hynix to spend $13 billion on the world's largest HBM memory assembly plant amid the worst shortage on record — South Korea facility to handle packaging and testing for AI memory campus
SK hynix is investing $13 billion in building the world's largest HBM memory assembly plant, P&T7, in South Korea to address the current memory shortage. The facility will focus on packaging and testing for AI memory and is expected to be operational by the end of the decade. The massive plant will be crucial for handling the growing demand for memory, especially for AI applications. The strategic location of the facility near SK hynix's semiconductor manufacturing site aims to create a vertically integrated manufacturing ecosystem for advanced memory types. The investment underscores the importance of advanced packaging in enhancing the efficiency, bandwidth, and reliability of HBM memory going forward.