[뉴욕=뉴스핌] Correspondent Kim Min-jung = Bloomberg News reported on the 22nd (local time) that Samsung Electronics is considering expanding a semiconductor plant in Austin, Texas, with an investment of 10 billion dollars (about 11 trillion won).
The news agency analyzed that it hopes that Samsung Electronics will catch up with Taiwan’s TSMC and acquire more US customers through such investments.
Sources explained that Samsung Electronics is discussing the expansion of a plant in Austin, Texas, that can produce semiconductors below 3 nm (nanometers). Currently, Samsung Electronics is operating a 4nm system semiconductor production line.
Communications said that the current plan may be changed to an early stage, but for now, the goal is to start construction this year, install equipment from 2022, and start operation as early as 2023.
| Seoul Samsung Electronics Seocho Office / Reporter Kim Hak-seon yooksa@ |
Sources say the scale may fluctuate, but Samsung Electronics plans to invest up to $10 billion in the project.
If Samsung Electronics expands its plant in Texas, it will face TSMC, which is currently building a $12 billion Arizona plant, in the US mainland. Samsung Electronics is competing for market share with TSMC, the world’s largest in the foundry process.
Samsung Electronics is already leading the memory semiconductor market and is working hard to increase its market share in more profitable areas such as processors used in smartphones and computers.
The news agency pointed out that Samsung Electronics may need time to negotiate possible incentives with Joe Biden’s administration to make a final decision. Sources said that Samsung Electronics has already hired people in Washington DC for lobbying. They explained that although tax incentives and subsidies can relieve Samsung Electronics’ financial burden, Samsung Electronics can start plant expansion without significant incentives.
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