三星计划在德克萨斯州建造一座价值
170 亿美元的半导体制造工厂，作为解决全球芯片短缺问题的一部分。
这家韩国电子巨头周二宣布在美国进行有史以来最大的投资，该工厂将直接创造 2,000 个高科技工作岗位，一旦全面投入运营，将为当地经济创造数千个工作岗位。该设施预计将于 2024 年下半年开始运营。
“凭借更大的制造能力，我们将能够更好地满足客户的需求，并为全球半导体供应链的稳定做出贡献，”三星电子副董事长兼首席执行官 Kinam Kim 在一份声明中表示。
该公司表示，它基于多种因素选择德克萨斯州泰勒市作为其新工厂，包括其靠近三星目前在奥斯汀的制造基地、当地的半导体生态系统以及政府的支持。
泰勒工厂占地超过 500 万平方米，预计将成为三星全球半导体制造能力的关键地点，以及其在韩国平泽的最新新生产线。
三星宣布这一消息之际，拜登政府一直在推动美国的半导体生产和研究。
尽管目前全球计算机芯片短缺的主要原因是大流行、阻碍生产的极端天气事件等因素的影响，但美国多年来一直落后于其他生产商。
根据半导体行业协会的数据，去年它在全球半导体制造中的份额下降到只有 12%。这比 1990 年的 37% 有所下降。该贸易组织指责外国政府提供的“大量”补贴使美国处于“竞争劣势”。
包括台湾和韩国在内的亚洲国家主导着该行业。三星和其他韩国制造商正在投入巨资来支持未来十年的生产。
今年 5 月，三星表示将投资 38 万亿韩元（340 亿美元）用于生产逻辑芯片，即为计算机提供动力的大脑。这使其未来十年的业务总支出达到 171 万亿韩元（1510 亿美元），其中包括 2019 年宣布的承诺。
这家芯片制造商还在 5 月份宣布，它已开始在平泽（世界上最大的半导体生产中心之一）建设生产线，预计将于 2022 年完工。
Samsung will create 2,000 jobs in Texas with $17 billion chip factory
Seoul (CNN Business)Samsung is planning to build a $17 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility in Texas as part of efforts to tackle a global shortage of chips.
Announcing its largest ever investment in the United States, the South Korean electronics giant said Tuesday that the factory would create 2,000 high-tech jobs directly, and thousands more in the local economy once it is in full operation. The facility is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2024.
"With greater manufacturing capacity, we will be able to better serve the needs of our customers and contribute to the stability of the global semiconductor supply chain," Kinam Kim, Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, said in a statement.
The company said that it chose the city of Taylor in Texas for its new plant based on multiple factors, including its proximity to Samsung's current manufacturing site in Austin, the local semiconductor ecosystem, and government support.
The Taylor site will span more than 5 million square meters and is expected to serve as a key location for Samsung's global semiconductor manufacturing capacity, along with its latest new production line in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
Samsung's announcement comes at a time when the Biden administration has been pushing semiconductor production and research in the United States.
Although the current worldwide shortage of computer chips is primarily driven by the impact of the pandemic, extreme weather events that have hampered production and other factors, the United States has been lagging behind other producers for years.
Its share of worldwide semiconductor manufacturing dropped to just 12% last year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. That's down from 37% in 1990. The trade group blamed "substantial" subsidies offered by foreign governments that place the United States at a "competitive disadvantage."
Asian countries, including Taiwan and South Korea dominate the industry. Samsung and other South Korean manufacturers are spending huge amounts of money to shore up their production in the decade ahead.
In May, Samsung said that it would invest 38 trillion Korean won ($34 billion) on production of logic chips, the brains that power computers. That brings its total spend on the business to 171 trillion won ($151 billion) over the next decade, including commitments announced in 2019.
The chipmaker also announced in May that it has begun construction of the production line in Pyeongtaek — one of the world's largest hubs for semiconductor production — which it expects to complete in 2022.
— Matt Egan and Diksha Madhok contributed to this report.
