Samsung Electronics’ (005930-KR) chip plant in Texas, U.S., is close to resuming normal operations after the plant was shut down for nearly six weeks due to a snowstorm and power outage in the U.S., according to Korean media reports.
Multiple sources from the semiconductor industry pointed out on Monday (29) that Samsung’s Texas plant is operating at full capacity. The South Korean chip giant, from the beginning of this month, partially resumed operations of the chip production line.
The sources said that the return to normal was earlier than originally expected in mid-April. Previously, according to South Korea’s “Business Review” quoted industry analysts, Samsung may suffer a production loss of about 400 billion won (about $353 million).
Samsung’s Texas plant produces major products, including the manufacture of 5G radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC) for Qualcomm, OLED display driver integrated circuits (DDIC) for Samsung’s business, as well as image sensors, solid-state drive (SSD) controllers and microprocessors based on 14-64nm processes. This facility also produces self-driving chips for tesla Motors in the U.S. starting in 2019.
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