어스틴 경제/비지니스 소식

어스틴 (오스틴) 텍사스 경제/비지니스 소식 뉴스 부동산

SAMSUNG gives final approval to new Austin plant

CEO
Author
admin
Date
2006-04-14 00:49
Views
3101


 SAMSUNG Electronics Co. Ltd.'s board of directors gave final approval Thursday night to a multi-billion dollar investment in a new 300mm fabrication plant in Austin.

Construction on the new plant will begin soon.

"Samsung Austin Semiconductor is delighted that the Samsung Board of Directors has shown its faith in the Austin facility by giving us the green light," says H.K. Park, president of Samsung Austin Semiconductor. "We will proceed with the building phase as quickly as possible."

Company officials would not give a definitive price tag on the total project, but said construction of the building would cost about $220 million. The project is expected to be finished in late 2007.

Initial estimates pegged a $3.5 billion investment for the plant, but the total figure could eventually top $5 billion. That would represent one of the largest single investments by a foreign company in the United States.

The plant could position Austin as a "next-generation center" for the semiconductor business, one of only five in the United States, according to the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.

The plant would create 900 jobs regionally, most of them paying an average of $60,000 a year, and would generate substantial business for other Austin companies. It also would secure Austin's future as a major chipmaking hub for at least the next decade.

Samsung already is spending $500 million to upgrade its existing Austin semiconductor plant, which opened in 1998. Samsung, the world's largest maker of computer chips, employs 1,250 workers at that plant.

lAustin Business Journal - 11:29 PM CDT Thursday

Total 694
Number Thumbnail Title Author Date Votes Views
183
윤도현 밴드(YB) 세계적인 음악축제 SXSW에 연속 진출
admin | 2008.03.19 | Votes 0 | Views 2974
admin 2008.03.19 0 2974
182
어스틴 한인회 89주년 3.1절 기념식
admin | 2008.03.13 | Votes 0 | Views 2335
admin 2008.03.13 0 2335
181
[Re] YTN 뉴스, 고한경선씨 죽음에 대한 기사
admin | 2008.03.07 | Votes 0 | Views 2501
admin 2008.03.07 0 2501
180
UT박사 졸업 시간강사의 아타까운 죽음
admin | 2008.03.06 | Votes 0 | Views 3936
admin 2008.03.06 0 3936
179
고한경선씨가 남긴 유서
admin | 2008.03.06 | Votes 0 | Views 2703
admin 2008.03.06 0 2703
178
Study ranks Austin as one of the least stressful U.S. cities
admin | 2008.02.29 | Votes 0 | Views 2627
admin 2008.02.29 0 2627
177
2007년 어스틴 각종 랭킹
admin | 2008.02.27 | Votes 0 | Views 2608
admin 2008.02.27 0 2608
176
어스틴 한인회장배 한글학교 후원 골프대회
admin | 2008.02.26 | Votes 0 | Views 2768
admin 2008.02.26 0 2768
175
어스틴 질커공원서 연날리기 축제
admin | 2008.02.26 | Votes 0 | Views 2423
admin 2008.02.26 0 2423
174
미국인 입맛 잡은 Charley’s Grilled Subs (텍사스 전역서 프랜차이즈 가맹점 모집)
admin | 2008.02.26 | Votes 0 | Views 2828
admin 2008.02.26 0 2828
173
반기문 유엔사무총장 부시대통령초청으로 텍사스 방문
admin | 2008.02.26 | Votes 0 | Views 2534
admin 2008.02.26 0 2534
172
재니퍼 김 시의원 재선 선거자금 마련 Fundraising
admin | 2008.02.16 | Votes 0 | Views 2450
admin 2008.02.16 0 2450
171
어스틴 연합감리교회 설맞이 경로잔치
admin | 2008.02.07 | Votes 0 | Views 2548
admin 2008.02.07 0 2548
170
美 텍사스 주립大 경기도 간다.
admin | 2008.02.05 | Votes 0 | Views 2517
admin 2008.02.05 0 2517
169
어스틴 한인 장로교회 한국학교 (2008 봄학기 학생모집)
admin | 2008.01.24 | Votes 0 | Views 2519
admin 2008.01.24 0 2519