South Korea, Samsung and SK Hynix commit $1T to expand memory chips, build AI data centers and commercialize humanoid robots by 2028

South Korea’s government and major tech groups including Samsung and SK Hynix unveiled a $1 trillion investment plan spanning memory chip capacity expansion, new AI data centers and the commercialization of humanoid robots by 2028. The chip and data-center buildout would require more than 14 gigawatts of additional power, with a significant share tied to natural-gas generation. The plan comes as South Korea gets nearly 25% of its electricity from natural gas and faces higher prices and supply vulnerability during the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis.