# Samsung to build $10 billion 3nm chip factory in Austin, Texas

Samsung plans to invest more than $10 billion to build a new chip factory in Austin, Texas, capable of producing 3nm chips, to meet demand from Qualcomm, Intel, and Tesla. The total investment over the factory's operation is expected to be $116 billion.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-01-25
- Where: Austin, Texas, United States
- Value: $10.0B
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3nm chip production
- Products: 3nm chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Samsung](https://endata.com/companies/5951.md)

## Sources

- [phonearena.com](https://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-to-build-a-10-billion-3nm-chip-factory-in-Austin-Texas_id129725), 2021-01-25: "Samsung plans to invest more than $10 billion to build a new chip factory in Austin, Texas."
- [assemblymag.com](https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/96182-samsung-plans-10-billion-semiconductor-fabrication-facility-in-texas), 2021-02-22: "Samsung is planning to build a $10 billion semiconductor-fabrication facility alongside its existing facility here, with the first wafers set to be produced in 2023."

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