Inside Samsung's Pyeongtaek chip hub as AI drives memory demand

Samsung is building a large semiconductor complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, where three fabs already run around the clock and a fourth is coming online. Construction of a fifth fab was halted in the 2024 memory downturn and restarted as AI demand surged. The campus is roughly the size of Central Park, with thousands of construction workers on site.

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