{"id":135815,"date":"2026-08-28T20:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/135815\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T20:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:35:15","slug":"sk-hynix-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-semiconductor-plant-in-west-lafayette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/135815\/","title":{"rendered":"SK Hynix breaks ground on $4 billion semiconductor plant in West Lafayette"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"> &#8221; class=&#8221;fuel_embeded_code_2621290&#8243;&gt;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) &#8211;\u00a0The CEO of South Korea-based chip maker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skhynix.com\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:SK%20Hynix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SK Hynix&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SK Hynix<\/a>, joined by state and global leaders, on Thursday had a ceremonial groundbreaking at <a href=\"https:\/\/purdueresearchpark.com\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Purdue%20Research%20Park;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Purdue Research Park&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Purdue Research Park <\/a>for the company&#8217;s semiconductor packaging plant and a research and development facility.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The project, worth more than $4 billion, will mark the first high-bandwidth memory production hub in the United States.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">SK Hynix announced Indiana as the home for the production hub in April 2024.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, a Republican, said, &#8220;We are arguably in the best place in the country to have that perfect balance to keep attracting companies like SK Hynix.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The United States leads the world in chip design, but much of the manufacturing has happened overseas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., said, &#8220;Investments like SK Hynix&#8217;s will help rebuild an end-to-end domestic semiconductor ecosystem from research and development to advanced packaging and production.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">By partnering with Purdue University, SK Hynix plans to establish a direct pipeline for tech careers in the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Mitch Daniels, former and interim Purdue president and a former Republican governor in Indiana, said, &#8220;A big part of our role in the partnership will be training. We&#8217;re going to work with Ivy Tech (Community College). We&#8217;re going to train people for the jobs that require a lot of skill but not necessarily a Purdue degree.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Purdue officials expect the West Lafayette fabrication plant to bring in 1,000 jobs when production begins.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Officials with SK Hynix said the first &#8220;clean room,&#8221; where packaging will happen, is scheduled to open in October 2028.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8221; class=&#8221;fuel_embeded_code_2621290&#8243;&gt; WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. 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