South Korea's Gwangju chip hub faces looming water crunch as experts push underground storage and AI management

DIGITIMESAugust 18, 2026en

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are preparing to invest in four memory fabs in southwestern South Korea, but alongside power infrastructure, the semiconductor industry's uninterrupted demand for water is emerging as another major burden on the region.

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