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A memory maker orders $7.9B of lithography tools

development2026-03-24

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SK Hynix plans to spend $7.9 billion on EUV lithography tools from ASML through 2027, one of the largest orders of its kind, while Terafab launched a talent war in Taiwan recruiting senior chip engineers.

Reported metric: $7.9B

Reporting date: 2026-03-24 (not necessarily the event date)

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A memory maker orders $7.9B of lithography tools
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Reporting date: 2026-03-24
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-24-sk-hynix-79b-on-euv
Claim: SK Hynix plans to spend $7.9 billion on EUV lithography tools from ASML through 2027, one of the largest orders of its kind, while Terafab launched a talent war in Taiwan recruiting senior chip engineers.
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