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Samsung Starts Operation of Mega Chip Manufacturing Line in S. Korea

Samsung Starts Operation of Mega Chip Manufacturing Line in S. Korea

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has begun operation of a new advanced, massive chip manufacturing line in South Korea. The new production line (P3) in Pyeongtaek, the largest chip manufacturing facility ever built to date by Samsung, has started production of state-of-the art NAND flash since July. “The [...]

Samsung Likely to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for U.S. Chip Plant Next Month

Samsung Likely to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for U.S. Chip Plant Next Month

SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a US$17 billion chip fabrication plant in Taylor, Texas, next month, industry sources said Friday. Samsung’s Austin office has recently shared the photo of the construction site and the preparation works for the massive construction via its newsletter, [...]

Samsung Nears Selection of Site for New U.S. Chip Factory

Samsung Nears Selection of Site for New U.S. Chip Factory

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s biggest memory chip and mobile phone maker, is inching closer toward the selection of the site for its new chip plant in the United States, industry sources said Friday, as competition is intensifying in the semiconductor industry amid global chip shortages. Lee Jae-yong, the [...]

Samsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

Samsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said Friday that it has sent 300 more South Korean engineers and workers to China to complete the expansion of its second chip manufacturing plant amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Samsung said engineers and workers, including some from its subcontractors, left [...]