South Korean Companies Spend More on Computer Chips

南韓公司增加電腦晶片投資


Introduction

Two big companies, SK Hynix and Samsung, will spend a lot of money to make more computer chips.

SK 海力士與三星這兩家大公司將投入大量資金以製造更多電腦晶片。

Main Body

AI needs many chips. SK Hynix will spend 100 trillion won. They will build new factories in Cheongju. They want to make more memory chips for the world.

AI 需要許多晶片。SK 海力士將投入 100 兆韓元。他們將在清州興建新工廠。他們希望為全球製造更多記憶晶片。

Samsung will spend 140 trillion won. They will build factories for screens and batteries. They will also make special chips for AI in different cities.

三星將投入 140 兆韓元。他們將興建螢幕與電池工廠。他們也將在不同城市製造 AI 專用晶片。

Some people are worried. On July 2, the stock prices for these companies went down. Some people think there are too many chips. But SK Hynix says the world still needs more.

有些人感到擔憂。7 月 2 日,這些公司的股價下跌了。有些人認為晶片過剩。但 SK 海力士表示全球仍然需要更多。

Conclusion

These companies want to be the best in the AI market. They will build more factories even if the stock market is unstable.

這些公司希望在 AI 市場取得領先。即便股市不穩定,他們仍將興建更多工廠。

Vocabulary Learning

🛠 Talking about the Future

In this text, we see one phrase used over and over to talk about plans: "will spend" and "will build."

When you want to say something is going to happen later, just use: WILL + ACTION WORD

Examples from the story:

  • Samsung will spend... → (Plan for money)
  • They will build... → (Plan for a building)

Simple Rule: It does not matter if it is one person or many people. The word will never changes.

  • I will build.
  • Samsung will build.
  • They will build.

Quick Tip: If you see "will," you are looking at a future plan! 🚀

Vocabulary Learning

spend (v.)
To use money to buy things
Example:I spend ten dollars on lunch every day.
factory (n.)
A building where things are made by machines
Example:My uncle works in a car factory.
memory (n.)
The part of a computer that stores information
Example:This phone has a lot of memory for photos.
worried (adj.)
Feeling nervous or unhappy about a problem
Example:She is worried about her English test tomorrow.
stock prices (n.)
The cost of one share of a company
Example:Stock prices go up and down every day.
unstable (adj.)
Not steady; likely to change suddenly
Example:The weather is very unstable in spring.
Practice A2 words in a crossword