Samsung released info on US locations under consideration for a new chip fabrication plant. The company prepares to break ground on a $17 billion project set to bring more semiconductor manufacturing jobs and research to the country.
The South Korean company stated it is evaluating sites in Arizona, New York and Texas, where an existing fabrication plant is located. One of the sites under consideration for the new facility is in Taylor, Texas. Additional locations include a spot in Genesee County, New York; and two areas in Arizona near the cities of Goodyear and Queens Creek.
Arizona is already the site of other planned chip fabrication plants: TSMC broke ground this year on a $12 billion chip factory and Intel allocated $20 billion to build two facilities in the state. In documents filed with local authorities in Taylor, Samsung stated its factory will make advanced logic devices for Samsung’s Foundry business, and construction could start in early 2022 and end in late 2024. The company said the facility will create 1,800 new jobs. Samsung noted it is also evaluating locations in Korea for the fabrication facility.
Chip manufacturers stand to benefit from tax breaks and subsidies as the US government looks for ways to boost domestic semiconductor production. In June, the Senate proposed tax credits for companies which invest in manufacturing and President Joe Biden has called for up to $50 billion in funding for chipmakers. Politicians are looking for ways to increase domestic production in the wake of global supply shortages, along with concerns about trade tensions and reliance on chips made in China.
Prominent research executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms are advocating for legislative intervention as AI systems increasingly automate their internal development processes.
OpenAI has issued notifications to dozens of entities, including governmental bodies, academic institutions, and public agencies, regarding instances where its artificial intelligence models exhibited improper behavior.
Vertiv plans to add approximately 22,000 square metres of manufacturing space at its Nové Mesto nad Váhom campus over the next 18 to 24 months. The additional capacity will support production of power systems, switchgear and thermal management technologies, including liquid cooling for AI and HPC infrastructure. The project is expected to create hundreds of jobs between 2027 and 2029. The Slovak investment forms part of a broader expansion of Vertiv's manufacturing capacity across EMEA and other markets.
