# Samsung to build $17B semiconductor plant in Taylor, Texas

Samsung chose Taylor, Texas as the site for a new $17 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility. The plant will produce advanced logic chips for mobile, 5G, HPC, and AI applications, creating over 2,000 high-tech jobs. Construction begins in early 2022 with production target in second half of 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-12-08
- Where: Taylor, Texas, United States
- Value: $17.0B
- Jobs: 2,000
- Starts operating: Q3 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: advanced logic chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [cameronherald.com](https://www.cameronherald.com/news/samsung-chooses-taylor-site-new-manufacturing-facility), 2021-12-08: "Samsung’s new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor will bring countless opportunities for hardworking Central Texans and their families"

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