Exclusive-SK Hynix speeds up new chip fab opening to meet memory demand, executive says

SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - SK Hynix plans to accelerate the opening of a new factory by three months and will also begin operating another new plant in February, a senior executive ​said, as surging memory demand pressures global supply. The South Korean chipmaker's decision comes as a global memory ‌chip shortage has driven up prices of consumer gadgets like phones and PCs and slowed the construction of data centers needed to power ‌artificial intelligence. "We have to support memory consu ...