Samsung Aims for AI Chip Market Dominance with 100 Trillion Won Investment

Samsung Electronics will invest approximately 100 trillion won this year, the largest amount in its history, to reclaim dominance in the AI semiconductor market. This unprecedented investment dwarfs TSMC's annual investment guidance of around $30 billion, more than doubling the leading Taiwanese chipmaker's expenditure.

The funds will be primarily allocated to building dedicated production lines and enhancing advanced packaging processes to regain leadership in the next-generation HBM4 (6th generation) memory market.

In the foundry segment, the company aims for early mass production of its 2-nanometer (nm) process and plans to install state-of-the-art extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment at its Pyeongtaek facility and its Taylor plant in Texas, USA.

Samsung Electronics' investment plan this year is sharply focused on restoring its AI semiconductor leadership, aiming to capture the critical period of AI chip competition through substantial capital outlay.