Samsung Electronics has moved into the equipment installation and commissioning phase of its new semiconductor fab in Taylor, Texas, US.

Originally reported by The Korea Herald, this follows Samsung Electronics 2021 US$17bn investment in the manufacturing facility.

The news comes as Elon Musk announced plans to build his own semiconductor fabs in Texas, predicting that demand from his companies Tesla, SpaceX and xAI alone would outweigh global supply.

The Taylor fab secured temporary certificates of occupancy for key sections earlier in 2026, and began testing EUV lithography equipment in March, according to the sources who spoke to The Korea Herald.

Samsung estimates that 1,800 direct jobs will be created at the Taylor location in the first decade. At time of writing, the company is hiring for 170 positions at its Taylor facility spanning engineering, safety and planning.

Some of the jobs posted on Samsung’s site for its Texas location include: Implant Process Engineer, Wet Clean Process Development Engineer, Safety Engineer, Metrology Process Engineer, Automation Engineer and Field Safety Engineer. Samsung is also hiring for 99 positions based in Austin, Texas.

Semiconductor manufacturing in Texas Samsung Electronics invested US$17bn in the Texas site, totalling US$6bn in buildings and other real property improvements and US$11bn in machinery and equipment needed for semiconductor manufacturing. The groundbreaking of the site in Taylor took place in 2022.

Kinam Kim, former Vice Chairman and CEO, Samsung Electronics Device Solutions Division, said when announcing the facility in 2021: “As we add a new facility in Taylor, Samsung is laying the groundwork for another important chapter in our future.

“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.”

In 2024, Samsung Electronics received US$6.4bn in direct funding as part of the CHIPS and Science Act, to create new manufacturing capacity and capabilities for chips at its Taylor site. Samsung says that all facilities funded by the CHIPS and Science Act facilities will be operational by 2030.

Samsung Electronics has a long history in Texas, dating back to 1996 when its first Austin Fab was built, mirrored after the Hwaseong semiconductor site in Korea. In 2007, a second fab was built to manage increased product demand.

By: DocMemory
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