US EditionSamsung Electronics to Invest $73 Bil. in AI Chip R&D, Facilities This Year
Samsung's $73.3 billion investment in AI semiconductors is a 21.7% increase from last year and the largest in company history, expanding R&D and manufacturing capacity.
- On Thursday, Samsung Electronics Co. announced it will invest more than 110 trillion won this year in AI semiconductor R&D and facilities, disclosed in a regulatory filing.
- Amid rising chip demand, Samsung is upgrading efficiency at its P4 plant at the Pyeongtaek campus and building new manufacturing in the Yongin chip cluster south of Seoul.
- The spending marks a 21.7 percent increase from last year's 90.4 trillion won and is the largest annual spending in company history, surpassing 100 trillion won for the first time.
- The company said it will pursue meaningful mergers and acquisitions in robotics, medical technology, automotive electronics and air conditioning solutions, while installing key equipment for the P5 production line and building a Taylor, Texas foundry aiming to start by the end of the year.
- Samsung Electronics, headquartered in Seocho District, Seoul, framed the move as strengthening its leadership in a competitive industry as the world's largest memory chip maker.
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Samsung Electronics to invest $73 bil. in AI chip R&D, facilities this year
Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it plans to invest more than 110 trillion won ($73.3 billion) this year in research and development and facilities for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors as it seeks to strengthen its leadership in the competitive industry. The world's largest memory chip maker disclosed the plan in a regulatory filing, saying it aims to secure a leading position amid the AI boom. The investment marks a 21.7 percent…
Samsung Electronics announces record-breaking 110 trillion won investment this year with the goal of becoming a leading AI company; discloses plans to enhance corporate value by 2026; aims to secure leadership in the AI semiconductor era; plans to increase investment by 21.7% compared to last year; pursues M&A in fields such as robotics, medical, and automotive electronics.
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