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South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘ RAMageddon’

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According to TechCrunch, South Korea's two largest memory chip manufacturers are committing over five hundred fifty billion dollars to build new fabrication plants. The investment addresses a critical global shortage of RAM—the memory chips essential to modern computing and artificial intelligence systems. By expanding production capacity, South Korea is positioning itself as a strategic player in the semiconductor supply chain powering the AI boom.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/south-korean-tech-giant...

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