Samsung Starts Recruiting Staff from HQ for Texas Taylor Plant; Personnel Engaged in Silicon Production Indicate Major Order Potential

After nearly a year of decreased operations due to reduced chip orders, Samsung appears to be turning a corner at its Taylor, Texas plant. Recent developments suggest that the company is gearing up for a significant increase in semiconductor production. A new report indicates that specialized personnel, skilled in various facets of silicon manufacturing, are being relocated from Samsung’s headquarters to the Texas facility. This strategic move is likely aimed at accelerating the plant’s readiness for full-scale production.

Samsung Invests $17 Billion in Taylor Plant, Aiming for 2026 Completion

The Taylor facility represents a monumental investment of $17 billion, with plans for completion set for 2026. Many of the staff being sent to Texas are coming from Samsung’s Global Infrastructure Headquarters. As reported by Fnnews and highlighted by @Jukanlosreve, these experts possess extensive knowledge in critical areas such as process development, equipment setup, yield optimization, and quality assurance, which are essential for successful silicon chip production.

“Many of the personnel to be dispatched to the Taylor fab this time will be personnel from the Global Infrastructure Headquarters, an infrastructure construction organization, as well as personnel handling processes below 3 nanometers (nanometers, 1 nm = 1 billionth of a meter).It is expected that setup and yield verification will be carried out at the US site according to the customer’s product specifications.”

The dispatch of these experienced personnel suggests that Samsung is prioritizing the swift completion of the plant, potentially to attract lucrative business partnerships with U. S.companies looking to place substantial chip orders. The company anticipates beginning production in the first quarter of 2026, planning to manufacture 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) wafers at an industrial scale.

Despite current yield estimates of around 30 percent for this new technology, Samsung has already initiated prototype mass production of the Exynos 2600 chip using the 2nm process. Further reports indicate that the company aims for a 70 percent yield by the end of this year and has completed foundational designs for its second-generation 2nm GAA process. Plans are also underway to introduce the third-generation 2nm GAA node, known as SF2P+, within the next two years. If the yield performance across all iterations meets expectations, Samsung could position itself competitively alongside TSMC in the semiconductor market.

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