# SK Hynix to build M15X semiconductor fab in Cheongju, South Korea

SK Hynix announced on September 6, 2022, that it will build a new semiconductor fab called M15X in Cheongju, South Korea. Construction starts October 2022 on a 60,000 sqm site, with completion targeted for early 2025. The company plans to invest 15 trillion won over 5 years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-09-06
- Where: Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea
- Value: $11.0B (15000.0B KRW)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SK Hynix](https://endata.com/companies/2769.md)

## Sources

- [fnnews.com](https://www.fnnews.com/news/202209061522483330), 2022-09-06: "SK하이닉스는 충북 청주에 신규 반도체 생산 공장 M15X(eXtension)를 건설한다고 6일 밝혔다."
- [updownnews.co.kr](http://www.updownnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=302590), 2022-09-06: "M15X 착공은 미래 성장기반을 확보하는 첫걸음이 될 것"

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