Samsung Electronics plans to invest $1.5 billion in Vietnam to build a semiconductor testing plant, according to a document. The expansion aims to ease the global shortage of memory chips driven by surging AI demand.
Construction has already begun at an industrial park north of Hanoi, with operations slated to start in November 2027. This would be Samsung's first chip testing factory in Vietnam.
The factory will focus on legacy chips, which are also in severe shortage as producers prioritize AI chips. The plant will have an annual capacity of 153.3 billion Gb of DRAM and 255.6 billion Gb of NAND memory chips.
Samsung is already the largest foreign investor in Vietnam, having committed over $23 billion. The new plant is being built next to its existing smartphone and tablet production complex.
