Samsung Taylor Fab 2 Targets November Start as Fab 1 Expands
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Samsung Electronics plans to begin construction of Fab 2 at its Taylor, Texas cluster in November 2026, according to IT之家 AI citing The Austin American-Statesman. ZDNET Korea, as relayed by IT之家 AI, reports that Samsung bought additional equipment for 6,000 wafers per month at Fab 1, which has a design capacity of 20,000 wafers per month and is expected to reach that target in the second half of 2027. The same report says Fab 2 is expected to enter production in 2030, a schedule not confirmed in the earlier report.
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The reported expansion would increase Samsung’s US advanced-process capacity, which is relevant to AI-chip supply, while Fab 1’s equipment additions indicate an ongoing production ramp.