Overview
- A proposal reviewed by Reuters and other outlets shows Samsung intends to invest 39 trillion dong ($1.5 billion) to build a testing plant in Thai Nguyen, with reporters observing construction activity and a commercial start targeted for November 2027.
- The document specifies annual capacities of 153.3 billion gigabits of DRAM and 255.6 billion gigabits of NAND memory, figures that would materially increase Samsung’s downstream output if realized.
- The facility is planned to focus on testing mature or legacy DRAM and NAND chips, which is the final verification step that checks assembled and packaged chips for defects before shipment.
- Vietnamese authorities approved the investment in March, but public permitting details remain incomplete and Samsung declined to comment while local officials did not respond to requests for comment.
- The proposal says Samsung may reinvest up to about $2.5 billion of project profits into a second factory and the move builds on the company’s existing Vietnam footprint, which includes more than $23 billion in prior commitments and large local employment.