Samsung considers US$10bil Texas chip-making plant


By SOHEE KIMIAN KING

The world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker is in discussions to locate a facility in Austin, Texas, capable of fabricating chips as advanced as 3 nanometers in the future, people familiar with the matter said.

SAMSUNG Electronics Co is considering spending more than US$10bil building its most advanced logic chip-making plant in the US, a major investment it hopes will win more American clients and help it catch up with industry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC).

The world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker is in discussions to locate a facility in Austin, Texas, capable of fabricating chips as advanced as 3 nanometers in the future, people familiar with the matter said.

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