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New comment by mushstory in "Samsung, SK Hynix to Spend $520B on Chip Plants in South Korea"

mushstory — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:16:16 +0000

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New comment by mushstory in "Samsung, SK Hynix to Spend $520B on Chip Plants in South Korea"

mushstory — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:04:59 +0000

It's true that China is making massive investments in semiconductors.

However, due to US sanctions, they face clear limitations when it comes to advanced nodes.

Furthermore, a $520 billion investment isn't the kind of capital you deploy just thinking about a short-term boom.

The bottom line is, the future is unpredictable.

Samsung, SK Hynix to Spend $520B on Chip Plants in South Korea

mushstory — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:38:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/samsung-sk-hynix-to-spend-520-billion-on-chip-plants-in-south-korea-7d50aab2

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48734292

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New comment by mushstory in "ESA bafflingly declares private Minecraft servers 'illegal'"

mushstory — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:31:38 +0000

Unless Microsoft, the owner of Minecraft, raises an IP infringement issue, there is no reason to consider hosting private servers illegal. I fail to understand the ESA's reasoning or why they even brought this up.