South Korea, Samsung and SK Hynix launched a $576 billion AI-chip plan

South Korea announced a $576 billion AI-chip plan with Samsung and SK Hynix, aiming to strengthen national competitiveness in memory, advanced packaging, manufacturing and AI-compute infrastructure. The move shows that AI competition is no longer only a race among model companies; it is a combined contest across semiconductor supply chains, energy, capital spending and state coordination. For global technology, South Korea is trying to turn its memory advantage into a higher position in the AI era.