SK Hynix Denies Report Of Intel Talks On US Memory Production
The denial leaves open whether SK hynix will shift any memory output to US soil, at a time when Washington is pressing chipmakers to manufacture there and the company's CEO has called any site meeting land, power, water, labor and cost conditions a candidate.
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Reuters reported, citing three sources, that SK hynix is in talks with Intel about leasing part of a semiconductor plant Intel plans to build in Ohio to make memory products in the United States. SK hynix said nothing of the sort has been finalized. The sources said the South Korean government is likely to oppose a deal because HBM and DRAM production technologies are highly confidential.
Reuters said the talks involve leasing part of an Intel plant planned for Ohio, and that a joint venture with a major cloud company has also been floated. SK hynix's statement acknowledges it is weighing options to strengthen global competitiveness but says no specific plans or arrangements are finalized and no decisions have been made on either scenario. CEO Kwak Noh-jung has said any location meeting conditions on land, electricity, water, skilled workers and competitive manufacturing costs is a candidate for a factory, whether in the United States, Japan, Southeast Asia or elsewhere.
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