Samsung Obtains $6.4B US Government Grant to Boost Texas Chip Manufacturing Amid Global Shortage
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Samsung has been awarded $6.4 billion in grants by the US government to enhance its chip manufacturing in Texas, in an effort to increase US chip production for automotive, aerospace, and defense industries. The funding, part of the 2022 Chips and Science Act, will support the expansion of Samsung's semiconductor facility and the establishment of advanced research and packaging facilities. This follows reports that OpenAI intends to manufacture its own semiconductor chips and chip shortage remains a major issue for Bitcoin mining firms.
In a collaboration with the United States government, Korean giant Samsung is set to receive financial assistance worth about $6.4 billion to boost its chip making capabilities in Texas. This development is part of the wider ambition to enhance chip production on American soil. The necessary funds for this project will be sourced from the 2022 Chips and Science Act, whose main objective is to elevate chip production for sectors such as automotive, aerospace and defense as a way of strengthening national security, as reported by anonymous administration officials in an article published on April 15.
The approved grants are dedicated to reinforcing two key production areas, a research center and a packaging plant, while empowering Samsung to augment its semiconductor production hub in Austin, Texas according to the US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo. Raimondo expressed the government's hope that these grants will assist the US in regaining global leadership not only in the sector of semiconductor design but also in manufacturing, research, development and advanced packaging.
There are reports that Samsung will further inject approximately $45 billion to aid the expansive plans for its Texas based chip manufacturing facility by the culmination of 2030. This news surfaced scarcely a month following reports of OpenAI, the brain behind ChatGPT, revealing intentions to design and create its own unique semiconductor chips for utilization in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications. These plans by OpenAI may also be financially backed by MGX, a group with ties to the United Arab Emirates Government.
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Published At
4/15/2024 1:01:50 PM
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