The planned KRW12.26 trillion program spans semiconductor operations in South Korea and Vietnam. Samsung Electronics' Vietnam project is focused on memory testing, with the company expecting future operating profits to cover about 63% of that investment. Separately, Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expanding semiconductor-substrate production and faces reported risks from equipment delays and constrained materials. The announcement outlines investment plans and funding challenges; it does not specify the additional memory-testing capacity or a start date.
Manufacturing · Oct 19, 2026
Samsung plans Vietnam memory-testing investment within $9.2B semiconductor expansion
Samsung affiliates plan combined semiconductor investments of about $9.18 billion across South Korea and Vietnam. Samsung Electronics says future profits will fund roughly 63% of its planned Vietnamese memory-testing investment.
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Samsung ElectronicsSamsung Electro-MechanicsMemory testingSemiconductor substrates
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