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

TechCrunch AI Kate Park June 29, 2026
South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘RAMageddon’
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# South Korea's Tech Giants Betting Big on AI's Memory Problem South Korea's largest memory chip makers are investing over $550 billion to build new factories and solve a critical shortage: the world simply doesn't have enough computer memory to power the explosion of AI systems. This investment positions South Korea to dominate the global AI market, since every AI tool—from chatbots to image generators—needs massive amounts of memory chips to function. Think of it like building more highways before traffic jams become unbearable.

The world's two largest memory chip companies vow to build more memory lab fabs as South Korea positions itself as an AI tech powerhouse country.

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