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Samsung’s Ambitious Project
By the second half of next year, Austin will have one of the biggest chip manufacturing complexes in North America due to the expansion of Samsung’s plant. The plant is part of Samsung’s ambition to become the biggest chipmaker in the world.
The first part of the expansion included the construction of the electrical and piping systems to support the new factory. A pure water treatment plant and a larger gas distribution plant also have been built.
The second, more time-consuming phase is now being started. This involves installing and testing hundreds of multimillion-dollar pieces of equipment needed to turn silicon wafers into nearly finished microchips, before they are sent to South Korea for final processing.