'Samsung, SK Hynix Upgrading China Plants To Make More Advanced Chips, People Say' - Reuters Exclusive
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Samsung aiming for Xian plant to switch to 286-layer flash-memory chips by 2027, person saysSK Hynix wants to make chips with 240 or more layers at Dalian operations, people saySK Hynix may seek US approval to do
- Samsung aiming for Xian plant to switch to 286-layer flash-memory chips by 2027, person says
- SK Hynix wants to make chips with 240 or more layers at Dalian operations, people say
- SK Hynix may seek US approval to do R&D on more advanced tech at Dalian, person says
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are upgrading their China factories to produce more advanced memory chips, four people familiar with the plans said, aiming to fend off competition from a fast-growing Chinese rival and meet huge AI demand.
How much to invest in their Chinese operations has become a tricky question for the South Korean semiconductor giants ever since the US began imposing export controls on some chip-making equipment in 2022 amid an effort to slow China's technological progress.