Samsung builds for AI boom with new semiconductor hub

samsung is building a vast new semiconductor manufacturing campus in pyeongtaek, south korea, to meet the demand for specialized memory chips used in generative ai models. the campus currently has three fabs operating around the clock, with a fourth coming online, and thousands of workers are racing to build a fifth. this expansion is part of samsung's effort to support the ai boom. the tech industry is closely watching this development as it affects the supply of ai infrastructure.