On a consolidated basis SK Hynix spent 18.3288 tln won on purchases of tangible
assets in 1H, up 72.7% YoY from 10.6157 tln won, according to its semiannual
report, as it accelerates capacity expansion to meet rising demand for
AI-focused HBM, server DRAM and enterprise SSDs. R&D spending rose 98.4% YoY to
6.0428 tln won in 1H, of which 5.8163 tln won was allocated to ongoing
development costs.