Exclusive: Samsung plans $1.5 billion chip testing plant in Vietnam, document shows - Reuters
Exclusive: Samsung plans $1.5 billion chip testing plant in Vietnam, document shows Reuters
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivgFBVV95cUxQX19HOE5uZ3NVLXhzbUZSLXlodERvTFRIUUlIYTNRcFdIT3BrcFhnZUU4V01DamlocDVLYW44c1ZWR2JORTVRWERxS3BNa2dGLW91Y040blNOWTRpUVNrMFI1YmN2cTZvZUR3Zy1ZZnVOTjAwTms4b2tjZ0loWWJ5M0FsVTUyLWRSZkdjU2tqZ2I0RGx0VXVjMUUwb3B0Wk14ejlwbjBNczM3R1FlNy1WSEJtWHVVQ1hqYkR1b0J3?oc=5" target="_blank">Exclusive: Samsung plans $1.5 billion chip testing plant in Vietnam, document shows</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Samsung Electronics plans to invest $1.5 billion in a semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam, aiming to alleviate the global shortage of memory chips driven by surging AI demand. The facility, under construction 60 kilometers north of Hanoi, is slated to begin operations in November 2027.
Samsung Electronics is set to invest approximately $1.5 billion in a semiconductor testing facility in Vietnam, with operations expected to commence in November 2027. The plant will focus on testing legacy DRAM and NAND memory chips to address global supply shortages.
Samsung Electronics plans to invest $1.5 billion in a semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam, aiming to ease the global shortage of memory chips driven by surging AI demand. The facility, under construction 60 kilometers north of Hanoi, is slated to begin operations in November 2027.
Samsung Electronics is expanding its semiconductor operations in Southeast Asia with plans to invest nearly $1.5 billion in a new semiconductor testing facility in Vietnam. The plant, located 60 kilometers north of Hanoi, is expected to begin operations in November 2027.
Samsung Electronics plans to invest 39 trillion dong ($1.5 billion) in Vietnam to build a semiconductor testing plant, aiming to ease the global memory chip shortage driven by surging AI demand. The facility, focusing on legacy chips, is slated to start operations in November 2027.
Samsung Electronics is investing $1.5 billion in a new semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam, with operations set for November 2027. The facility, 60 km north of Hanoi, will focus on testing mature DRAM and NAND memory chips to address global supply shortages.
Samsung Electronics will invest 39 trillion dong, or about $1.5bn, in a semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam, according to a document seen by Reuters. Construction has already begun in an industrial park 60 kilometers north of Hanoi, with operations scheduled to start in November 2027. The plant will be Samsung’s first dedicated chip-testing facility in Vietnam.
Samsung Electronics plans to invest about $1.5 billion (about 2.2 trillion won) to build a semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam. Construction of the plant has already begun in an industrial complex about 60 kilometers north of Hanoi, with operations scheduled to start in November next year. The facility will test DRAM and NAND memory chips and the proposal lists annual capacities of 153.3 billion Gb of DRAM and 255.6 billion Gb of NAND.
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