TOKYO -- Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that it will build five new domestic semiconductor plants in what the government said was a 300 trillion won ($230 billion) investment over the next approximately 20 years, part of the global race to secure supply chains in the chip industry.
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Samsung Electronics to build five new chip plants in South Korea
Government says $230bn plan to strengthen semiconductor supply chains
South Korea is home to Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest memory chip maker. (Photo by Karina Nooka)
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