A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub

Summary

Samsung is building a large semiconductor complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, to meet growing demand for memory chips used with GPUs in generative AI. Three fabs already run around the clock, a fourth is coming online, and construction of a fifth, halted during a 2024 demand drop, has restarted. The article follows workers on site and the company's effort to reclaim its memory-chip lead from SK Hynix.