Power, water needs test South Korea's push to build AI chip hub beyond Seoul

South Korea is attempting to decentralise chip manufacturing beyond Seoul by building regional AI chip hubs, but faces critical constraints in power and water supply that threaten the feasibility of large-scale fabs.

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