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Samsung To Receive $6.4 Billion Under CHIPS Act to Build $40 Billion Fab in Texas

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Samsung Electronics this week was awarded up to $6.4 government under the CHIPS and Science Act to build its new fab complex in Taylor, Texas. Overall, the final price tag on Samsung's new fab complex is expected to reach $40 billion by the time it's completed later this decade. billion from the U.S. national security."

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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.20): Samsung to change its XR plans, Upload made a cool showcase, and more!

The Ghost Howls

We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening. More info Ready Player Me launches monetization tools for developers This has been in my opinion one of the biggest news of the week.

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Samsung Seeks to Make South Korea No. 1 Chipmaker with $230B Investment Over 20 Years

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Samsung on Wednesday unveiled their plan to invest $230 billion over the next 20 years in a new semiconductor production mega cluster in South Korea. "The mega cluster will be the key base of our semiconductor ecosystem," a statement by the South Korean government published by Nikkei reads. . "The

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Inflation Drives Up Fab Costs for Intel and Samsung by Billions of Dollars

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But spiraled inflation, caused by the disruption of supply chains by the pandemic and then by the Russian war against Ukraine, increased costs of fabs for Intel and Samsung by billions of dollars, according to reports. Meanwhile, Samsung wants to build the fab sooner rather than later since it expects further cost increases. "The

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. with Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, etc…) to convince hardware manufacturers to create headsets powered by Android XR.

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Texas To Get Multiple New Fabs as Samsung and TI to Spend $47 Billion on New Facilities

Anand Tech

fab, Samsung this week announced that it would build a fab near Taylor, Texas. Samsung to Spend $17 Billion on New Texas Fab. To put the number into context, Samsung's fab near Austin, Texas currently employs about 10,000 of workers. As a result, Samsung's customers from the U.S. government. "With

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Rapidus Adds Chip Packaging Services to Plans for $32 Billion 2nm Fab

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Yet, this is exactly the market segment that Rapidus, a foundry startup backed by the Japanese government and several major Japanese companies, is going to enter in 2027, when its first fab comes online, just a few years from now. Samsung is there and Intel is going to enter that space. nm," said Richard.

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