Inside Samsung's Massive New Semiconductor Hub
At the world's biggest chipmaking complex, Samsung is building the fabs it needs for the AI memory boom.
Dispatch | By Michelle Kim | October 20, 2026
!Buildings at the Samsung Electronics factory in Pyeongtaek
Samsung's new fabs are clad in Mondrian-style panels of red, yellow, and blue. (Getty Images)
Samsung's new semiconductor hub, clad in Mondrian-style panels of red, yellow, and blue, stands as the world's largest chipmaking complex—and a critical piece of the company's strategy to meet the surging demand for AI memory.
As the AI boom continues to reshape the semiconductor industry in 2026, Samsung is racing to build the fabs needed to produce high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and other advanced chips essential for AI accelerators. The complex represents a major investment in manufacturing capacity at a time when global demand for AI-related memory shows no sign of slowing.
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