▲ The Samsung flag flies at the Samsung Electronics Seocho office in Seoul on June 29, the day the government is scheduled to announce its "National Report on the Three Mega-Projects for Korea's Great Leap Forward."
Samsung is set to invest 625 trillion won in the Yeongnam, Honam, and Chungcheong regions to foster cutting-edge future industries in the era of artificial intelligence (AI) and promote balanced regional development.
When including the over 2,000 trillion won investment in the existing semiconductor clusters in Pyeongtaek and Yongin, the total investment plan reaches 2,655 trillion won.
Samsung announced the investment plan today (June 29), outlining these measures to respond to the technological paradigm shift in the AI era and to nurture high-tech future industries.
First, Samsung plans to invest 2,030 trillion won in the development of semiconductor clusters, including the Pyeongtaek Campus and the Yongin National Industrial Complex.
Furthermore, the company plans to invest a total of 425 trillion won (400 trillion won in semiconductors) in the Honam region, which holds significant potential, to foster a global high-tech semiconductor cluster, AI data centers, and future energy industries.
Samsung Electronics will build a new semiconductor fab in Gwangju and establish an innovation hub based on digital twins.
Samsung SDS will construct an AI data center in Solaseado, Haenam, to secure cutting-edge sovereign AI infrastructure.
Samsung C&T also plans to invest in the creation of a demonstration complex for solar power generation facilities, nuclear-based hydrogen production facilities, and green hydrogen research and development (R&D) in the Honam region.
Samsung will invest 140 trillion won in the Chungcheong region to upgrade industries such as HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) fabs, cutting-edge displays, next-generation batteries, and package substrates for AI servers.
In Cheonan and Onyang, Samsung Electronics will invest 56 trillion won to build a state-of-the-art HBM fab.
In Asan, Samsung Display will construct a production base for next-generation smartphone displays, including foldable panels, and ultra-high-resolution micro-displays.
In Cheonan, Samsung SDI will establish a global mother factory for next-generation batteries, while Samsung Electro-Mechanics will build a production line for high-end AI server package substrates in Sejong.
Additionally, Samsung plans to invest a total of 60 trillion won in the Yeongnam region to incorporate AI transformation (AX) and Robot transformation (RX) into its core manufacturing sectors, strengthening its role as a national industrial engine.
In Gumi, Samsung Electronics plans to build a mother factory that will serve as an innovation hub for global smartphone manufacturing, along with mass production lines for physical AI and humanoid robots, while Samsung SDS plans to construct an AI data center.
In Busan, Samsung Electro-Mechanics will expand its investment in production facilities for next-generation IT devices and automotive Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC), as well as high-end package substrates.
In Ulsan, Samsung SDI will expand investments in batteries for next-generation solid-state batteries and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
In Geoje, Samsung Heavy Industries plans to establish a hub for the construction of high-tech, high-value-added vessels.
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