Representatives of Samsung Austin Semiconductor took steps to receive tax breaks from the Taylor Independent School District last month and has filed with the state comptroller’s office notice that it is considering a site in Williamson County to build a new manufacturing facility.
The application says, in part, “If the new project were located in Williamson, it would involve building out approximately 6 million square feet of new space. The investment associated with the build out would be in excess of $17 billion dollars, and the project would result in the creation of at least 1,800 quality, high paying netnew jobs. The project would consist of a new manufacturing facility for semiconductors. This fabrication plant would produce advanced logic devices for Samsung’s Foundry business.”
The proposed investment would be used to build a new semiconductor wafer fabrication facility and purchase new production machinery & equipment used in connection with manufacturing, processing and fabricating semiconductors in a “cleanroom environment.”
The application says should Samsung make its investment, Samsung Austin Semiconductor would break ground by the first quarter of 2022 with the expectation that production would be up and running by the fourth quarter of 2024.
The application notes that this project is competitive, and the company is looking at alternative sites in the U.S. including Arizona and New York, as well as in Korea.
Samsung Austin Semiconductor is evaluating locations using four criteria: access to talent, existing semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, speed to market, and strong public-private partnership.
Because of its strong ties to the local community and the successful past 25 years of manufacturing in Texas, Samsung Austin Semiconductor would like to continue to invest in the region and state, the form stated.
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