Samsung Electronics redoubled its efforts to supply Semiconductor chip There is an additional factory in Texas but outside of Austin.
According to documents submitted to Texas officials, Reuters, Samsung is considering building a $17 billion chip factory in Williamson County and has applied for tax relief to build the factory.
According to Reuters, documents show that the investment will include “more than $17 billion” and 1,800 new jobs.
Samsung currently has a chip factory in Austin and has been looking for locations for another factory, including an area in Austin, New York and two locations in Arizona. Hill Reported in March.
According to Reuters, Austin has not submitted any new documents since March, but Samsung did mention in its recent public filing to Williamson County that it is looking for other locations in the United States and South Korea to build factories.
According to Reuters, Samsung said that if it invests, it plans to break ground before the first quarter of 2022 and is expected to start production at the end of 2024.
The global chip shortage has caused automakers to reduce production plans, temporarily close factories, and cut Vehicle delivery Because they are waiting for chip supply. The disruption in the automotive industry alone has caused many automakers to expect revenues to decline in the second half of the year, as the chip shortage is expected to continue.
Mercedes and Land Rover Both said that they expected the bottleneck to continue. Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz said it is expected to have an impact on the next two quarters, while Jaguar Land Rover said it expects its sales to fall by 50% in the next quarter.
Both Ford with General Motors It has been said that the shortage of chips will hit their bottom line. Ford expects to lose 2.5 billion US dollars in revenue this year, while General Motors said that factory interruptions caused by chip shortages will cost 150 to 2 billion US dollars this year.
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